JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 遷: "transition, move, change"
The kanji 遷 means "transition, move, change". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セン in on'yomi and うつ.る, うつ.す, みやこがえ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うつ.るうつ.すみやこがえ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | transition, move, change |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1937 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 遷都relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
- 左遷demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation
- 変遷change; transition; vicissitudes
- 遷移transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts) · succession
- 遷延delay; procrastination
- 遷宮installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine
- 遷座relocation of a shrine; transfer of an object of worship
- 式年遷宮construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time
- 遷幸relocation of the capital (by the emperor) · relocation of the emperor or an abdicated emperor
- 遷化death (of a high priest)
- 孟母三遷the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves
- 遷座祭ceremony for moving a deity to a new site
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