引越(ひっこ)し

ひっこし
noun
moving (residence)
1. moving, relocation
The act of changing one's residence or place of business.
来月(らいげつ)引越(ひっこ)しをする予定(よてい)です。
I'm planning to move next month.
引越(ひっこ)し業者(ぎょうしゃ)に見積(みつ)もりを頼(たの)んだ。
I asked a moving company for an estimate.
引越(ひっこ)しの準備(じゅんび)で忙(いそが)しい。
I'm busy preparing for the move.

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:

  • 引っ越(ひっこ)す / 引越(ひっこ)す (to move - verb form)

Related Words

Related: 引(ひ)っ越(こ)す (verb form)
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Added 2026.1.12 21:24 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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