引越(ひっこ)し

Can be written as 引っ越し(ひっこし), 引越し(ひっこし), or 引越(ひっこし).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

• 引越(ひっこ)しをする (to move)
• 引越(ひっこ)し業者(ぎょうしゃ) (moving company)
• 引越(ひっこ)し祝(いわ)い (housewarming gift)
• 引越(ひっこ)し先(さき) (new address, destination)
• 引越(ひっこ)しそば (soba given to neighbors when moving in)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Traditionally, Japanese people give 引越(ひっこ)しそば (moving soba noodles) to their new neighbors as a greeting. This custom comes from the pun on そば meaning both "noodles" and "nearby."

RELATED VERB:

• 引(ひ)っ越(こ)す (to move - verb form)