(うつ)

うつる
verb (godan)
to move, to transfer
1. to move (residence, location)
To change one's residence or physical location to a different place.
田舎(いなか)(うつ)った。
I moved to the countryside.
I moved to the next room.
I'm moving to a new apartment next month.
The office moved near the station, so commuting became easier.
2. to transfer, to shift
To change from one department, job, topic, or state to another.
To move on to the next topic.
営業部(えいぎょうぶ)から企画部(きかくぶ)(うつ)った。
I transferred from the sales department to the planning department.
The season is transitioning from spring to summer.
The topic shifted to something else and never came back to the original subject.
Even as the times change, this town's traditional festival continues to this day.
3. to be contagious, to spread
For diseases or conditions to spread from one person to another.
病気(びょうき)(うつ)った。
I caught the illness.
The smell transferred to my clothes.
Be careful not to catch my cold.
I'm being careful not to catch the flu.
The child's cold spread to the entire family, and it was a tough week.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: (うつ)す (transitive, to move something). Pattern: Xが(うつ)る (X moves/transfers).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. (うつ)っている = 'has moved' (state of having relocated).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (いえ)(うつ)る (move to a house)
  • 部署(ぶしょ)(うつ)る (transfer to a department)
  • 話題(わだい)(うつ)る (the topic shifts)
  • 季節(きせつ)(うつ)る (the season changes)
  • 病気(びょうき)(うつ)る (disease spreads)

HOMOPHONES: Several verbs are pronounced 'うつる':

  • (うつ)る: to move/transfer
  • (うつ)る: to be photographed, appear in photo
  • (うつ)る: to be reflected, be projected

RELATED:

  • ()()す (to move residence) emphasizes the process of moving house
  • while (うつ)る is more general for any kind of relocation or transfer.

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