1.
to move (residence, location)
To change one's residence or physical location to a different place.
2.
to transfer, to shift
To change from one department, job, topic, or state to another.
The topic shifted to something else and never came back to the original subject.
3.
to be contagious, to spread
For diseases or conditions to spread from one person to another.
TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞 (intransitive). Pair: 移す (transitive, to move something). Pattern: Xが移る (X moves/transfers).
ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 移っている = 'has moved' (state of having relocated).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 家に移る (move to a house)
- 部署に移る (transfer to a department)
- 話題が移る (the topic shifts)
- 季節が移る (the season changes)
- 病気が移る (disease spreads)
HOMOPHONES: Several verbs are pronounced 'うつる':
- 移る: to move/transfer
- 写る: to be photographed, appear in photo
- 映る: to be reflected, be projected
RELATED:
- 引っ越す (to move residence) emphasizes the process of moving house
- while 移る is more general for any kind of relocation or transfer.
Related Words
See also:
写す