うつる・移る・遷るutsuru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferredocc. used transitively
   ハイジャック犯はん達たちは飛行機ひこうきの後部こうぶに移うつった。↗

   The hijackers moved to the rear of the plane.
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagiousocc. written 伝染る or 感染る in ref. to infection
   枝葉えだは末節まっせつの議論ぎろんはもうそろそろ止とめにして、本筋ほんすじの話はなしに移うつりませんか。↗

   Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto pass (of time); to elapse

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• Synonym引っ越しひっこしNeutralA noun for moving house or office, as in 「引っ越しの準備」. 「移る」 covers much more, including changes of state and catching an illness.
• Synonym移行いこうWrittenFormal word for a transition to a new system or state, as in 「新制度へ移行する」. 「移る」 is the everyday verb and covers a far wider range.
• Synonym引っ越すひっこすNeutralThe everyday verb for changing your home or office location, as in 「東京に引っ越す」. 「移る」 also covers changes of state, infection and more.
• Synonym移転いてんWrittenA formal, bureaucratic term for relocating an institution or address, as in 「本社移転」, also for transfers of rights; 「移る」 is the everyday word.
• Synonym切り替わるきりかわるNeutralMeans switching from one state to another, as in 「画面が切り替わる」, whether suddenly or gradually. 「移る」 also implies physical movement.
• Synonym移ろううつろうWrittenA literary verb for things quietly changing or fading with the passage of time, as in 「季節が移ろう」. 「移る」 has none of this poetic flavor.
• Synonym引き移るひきうつるWrittenMeans relocating to another place, the same sense as 「引っ越す」, but it is rarely used today. In everyday speech say 「引っ越す」 or 「移る」.
• Synonym引き越すひきこすNeutralAn old-fashioned word for moving house, synonymous with 「引っ越す」 but very rarely used now. Say 「引っ越す」 in daily speech.
• Related転じるてんじるWrittenWritten-language verb for a turn in direction, the situation, or one's career, as in 「攻勢に転じる」. 「移る」 leans toward movement of position or state.
• Related転ずるてんずるWrittenA variant of 「転じる」 that also covers shifting attention or topic, as in 「話題を転ずる」; it feels even more bookish.

For moving or changing in general, 「移る」 is the default. Say 「引っ越す」 or 「引っ越し」 for moving house, 「移転」 for an office or institution relocating, 「移行」 for a switch to a new system, 「転じる」 for a turn in the situation, and 「切り替わる」 for switching.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 【遷せんる】位置いち・地位ちいなどが変かわる。
2. 状態じょうたい・傾向けいこうなどが変かわる。
3. 関心かんしんの対象たいしょうが変かわる。
4. 時ときが経過けいかする。
5. 病気びょうきなどが他人たにんに及およぶ。
6. 色いろ・においなどが他ほかの物ものに染み込しみこむ。