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移動 (いどう, idou) Japanese meaning: movement | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 移動する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 移い 動どう する 移い 動どう しない Polite 移い 動どう します 移い 動どう しません Past polite 移い 動どう しました 移い 動どう しませんでした Past 移い 動どう した 移い 動どう しなかった Te-form 移い 動どう して 移い 動どう しないで Desire 移い 動どう したい 移い 動どう したくない Potential 移い 動どう できる 移い 動どう できない Passive 移い 動どう される 移い 動どう されない Causative 移い 動どう させる 移い 動どう させない Causative passive 移い 動どう させられる 移い 動どう させられない Volitional 移い 動どう しよう Polite volitional 移い 動どう しましょう Imperative 移い 動どう しろ 移い 動どう するな Conditional 移い 動どう すれば 移い 動どう しなければ Tara conditional 移い 動どう したら 移い 動どう しなかったら
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台たい 風ふう の 影えい 響きょう で 、 飛ひ 行こう 機き の 移い 動どう が 遅おく れ た 。
Due to the typhoon, the movement of airplanes was delayed.
I transfer the data to a new server.
He moved to Osaka for work reasons.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 移い 動どう する to move to a place
Please move to the conference room.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 へ 移い 動どう する to move from one place to another
I traveled from Tokyo to Osaka.
〈 物もの 〉 で 移い 動どう する to travel by a means of transportation
Traveling by shinkansen is the fastest way to get there.
〈 物もの 〉 を 移い 動どう する to move an object or piece of data
Move the file to a different folder.
席せき を 移い 動どう する to change one's seat
I moved my seat to a quieter spot.
Transitive / intransitive 移動 (as する-verb) can be used both transitively, as in 荷物を移動する (to move luggage), and intransitively, as in 車が移動する (the car moves).
Related words· 13 移転 refers to a more permanent relocation of a residence, office, or facility, while 移動 covers any kind of movement, including short trips or temporary shifts.
引っ越し specifically means moving one's home, whereas 移動 is a much broader term covering people, objects, or data moving from place to place.
移住 means settling permanently in a new place (migration/immigration), while 移動 just describes the act of moving without implying settling down.
転送 is used specifically for forwarding data, mail, or calls, while 移動 is the general word for moving anything, physical or digital.
Show 9 more 移動する emphasizes moving from one place to another, while 動く is broader and can describe slight movement, operation, or fluctuation.
移動 refers to physical movement from one place to another, while 転移 often describes a shift in state, focus, or abstract position rather than literal movement.
移動 refers to the actual act of moving something, while 可動 describes the capability of being moved.
移動する is a more general, formal verb for moving or traveling, while 移す covers many idiomatic uses like 実行に移す or 注意を移す that 移動する cannot express.
Don't confuse with 異動 (same pronunciation) refers specifically to a personnel transfer or reassignment within an organization, while 移動 is the general word for physical movement of people, objects, or data.
移動 simply means to move or relocate physically, while 移行 refers to a phase-based transition between abstract states or systems.
Word family· 33 while moving; on the move; in transit
moving body; mobile object
mobile terminal; mobile station
mobile; portable; movable
Etymology Compound of 移 (i, 'shift') and 動 (dō, 'move'). The kanji combination directly reflects the meaning of movement or transfer.
移動 broadly means movement or transfer of people or things, whereas 移設 is limited to relocating installed facilities or equipment.
移動 is a general word for movement or relocation of anything, whereas 移送 specifically means transferring someone/something under authority or arrangement.
移動する is the general verb for moving or relocating something, while スライドする emphasizes a smooth, gliding shift such as rescheduling.
移動 refers to physical or literal movement from one place to another, whereas シフト can describe more abstract shifts in focus or trend.
移動 describes concrete movement from one place to another, while 流動 describes fluid, ongoing circulation, often of abstract things like funds or population.
mobility; migration; rambling; roving · mobile; moving; ambulatory
