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N5 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

(うつ)to move (house), to transfer (department)

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to move (house), to transfer (department)

      2. 2.

        to change the target of interest or concern

      3. 3.

        to elapse (passage of time)

      4. 4.

        to be permeated by a colour or scent

      5. 5.

        to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)

        Usually written using kana alone

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    移る 【うつる】遷る 【うつる】

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      日本(にほん)からアメリカ(うつ)

      To move from Japan to the U.S.

      • N5

      ウイルスが(うつ)

      For a virus to infect something.

      • N5

      (わたし)去年(きょねん)(はる)大阪(おおさか)から東京(とうきょう)(うつ)りました。

      I moved from Osaka to Tokyo last spring.

      • N5

      (わたし)来年(らいねん)(なつ)(いま)(いえ)から実家(じっか)(うつ)つもりです。

      I am planning to move from my current house to my parents' house next summer.

      • N5

      この風邪(かぜ)よりあの風邪(かぜ)(ほう)(うつ)りやすい。

      That cold is more easily transmitted than this cold.

      • N4
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