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移行 (いこう, ikou) Japanese meaning: transition | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 移行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 移い 行こう する 移い 行こう しない Polite 移い 行こう します 移い 行こう しません Past polite 移い 行こう しました 移い 行こう しませんでした Past 移い 行こう した 移い 行こう しなかった Te-form 移い 行こう して 移い 行こう しないで Desire 移い 行こう したい 移い 行こう したくない Potential 移い 行こう できる 移い 行こう できない Passive 移い 行こう される 移い 行こう されない Causative 移い 行こう させる 移い 行こう させない Causative passive 移い 行こう させられる 移い 行こう させられない Volitional 移い 行こう しよう Polite volitional 移い 行こう しましょう Imperative 移い 行こう しろ 移い 行こう するな Conditional 移い 行こう すれば 移い 行こう しなければ Tara conditional 移い 行こう したら 移い 行こう しなかったら
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システム
へ
の
移い
行こう
は
来らい
月げつ
完かん
了りょう
する
予よ
定てい
だ
。
The transition to the new system is scheduled to be completed next month.
We shift from analog to digital.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 から 〈 事こと 〉 へ 移い 行こう する to transition from one thing to another
The company transitioned from the old system to the new one.
権けん 限げん が 〈 人ひと 〉 に 移い 行こう する for authority to transfer to someone
移い 行こう が 完かん 了りょう する for a transition to be completed
The system transition has been completed.
体たい 重じゅう を 〈 物もの 〉 に 移い 行こう する to shift one's weight onto something
In skiing, you shift your weight onto your front foot.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Transitive / intransitive 移行 is used both transitively and intransitively: as an intransitive verb it means 'to transition' (例: 新体制に移行する, 'to transition to the new system'), and as a transitive verb it means 'to shift/transfer something' (例: 権限を移行する, 'to transfer authority').
Related words· 9 移転 is more about physical relocation (of an office, residence, etc.), while 移行 is about abstract transition or transfer.
変更 means a change or alteration, often to a plan or setting, without the sense of a phased transition that 移行 carries.
転換 refers to a decisive switch or conversion, such as changing direction or policy, while 移行 emphasizes a gradual, phased transition between states.
推移 describes the natural, observed course of events over time, whereas 移行 refers to an intentional shift from one system or state to another.
Show 5 more 移行 is the common, general word for shifting or transferring from one state/system to another, while 過渡 focuses on the in-between, unsettled period of that shift.
移行 is a formal term for a planned or systematic transition (e.g., switching systems), whereas 移り describes a more natural, gradual change.
移行 describes a general shift or transition from one state or system to another, while 移管 specifically means transferring administrative control or jurisdiction.
移行 stresses a gradual shift from an old system or stage to a new one, whereas 転移 can describe a sudden or abstract transfer, including in medical or physical contexts.
Don't confuse with 移動 simply means to move or relocate physically, while 移行 refers to a phase-based transition between abstract states or systems.
移行 (いこう) means 'transition/shift' (e.g., to a new system), unlike 意向 (いこう) which means 'intention'; they are homophones with unrelated meanings.
Word family portability; upward compatibility · transitional
transition period; cutover period
gender transition
transition period; period of transition
Etymology Compound of 移 (move, shift) and 行 (go, proceed). The combination naturally conveys moving from one state to another.
Under the new setup, authority shifted from the president to the vice president.
移行 refers to a planned or structured transition from one system or state to another, while 変移 is a broader, often more natural or scientific term for change.
