引っ越し・引越し|ひっこしhikkoshi[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
Which spelling to use
引っ越し引っ越し is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners; it combines kanji and kana.
引越し引越し is a less common kanji-and-kana variant of 引っ越し; learners can use 引っ越し instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmoving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 引っ越しする（ひっこしする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 引っ越しします（ひっこしします） |
| Negative (nai) | 引っ越ししない（ひっこししない） |
| polite (masen) | 引っ越ししません（ひっこししません） |
| classical zu / nu | 引っ越しせず・引っ越しせぬ（ひっこしせず・ひっこしせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 引っ越しした（ひっこしした） |
| polite (mashita) | 引っ越ししました（ひっこししました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 引っ越ししなかった（ひっこししなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 引っ越ししませんでした（ひっこししませんでした） |
| Te form | 引っ越しして（ひっこしして） |
| Potential | 引っ越しできる（ひっこしできる） |
| Passive | 引っ越しされる（ひっこしされる） |
| Causative | 引っ越しさせる（ひっこしさせる） |
| Causative passive | 引っ越しさせられる（ひっこしさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 引っ越しすれば（ひっこしすれば） |
| tara | 引っ越ししたら（ひっこししたら） |
| Volitional | 引っ越ししよう（ひっこししよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 引っ越ししましょう（ひっこししましょう） |
| Imperative | 引っ越ししろ（ひっこししろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym移転いてんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Offices and shops relocating, as in 「事務所移転」; leans institutional, while 「引っ越し」 leans toward personal moves but can also cover an office.
- Synonym転出てんしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Moving out of the municipality you live in, as in 「転出届」, or transferring away from your workplace; leans toward administrative paperwork.
- Synonym転居てんきょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Changing residence or address, as in 「転居届」; leans toward formal written notices.
- SynonymうつるNeutralBroad verb for moving or shifting, as in 「隣の部屋に移る」; covers many kinds of change, not just moving house.
- Synonym引っ越すひっこすNeutralThe verb for moving house; 「引っ越し」 is its noun form.
- SynonymリロケーションWrittenLoanword for relocation or reassignment; mostly formal business and IT contexts.
- Synonym住み替えすみかえNeutralMoving into a new home, as in 「住み替えローン」; leans toward selling one place and buying another.
- Related引き移るひきうつるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means to relocate, but is rarely used today.
- Related引き越すひきこすNeutralAlso means to move house, but is rare today; say 「引っ越す」 instead.
- Antonym定住ていじゅうNeutralSettling down in one place; the opposite of 「引っ越し」, which is about moving.
- Antonym居座りいすわりNeutralStaying put and refusing to leave; the opposite of 「引っ越し」, which is about moving away.
Default: 「引っ越し」 for a personal move, verb 「引っ越す」. Institutions: 「移転」; formal notices: 「転居」; leaving a municipality: 「転出」; business/IT: 「リロケーション」; changing homes via sale/purchase: 「住み替え」. 「引き移る」 and 「引き越す」 are dated; 「移る」 is broader. Opposites: 「定住」, 「居座り」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
