移行|いこうikou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbtransition; changeover; switchover; shift
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbtransfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 移行する（いこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 移行します（いこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 移行しない（いこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 移行しません（いこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 移行せず・移行せぬ（いこうせず・いこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 移行した（いこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 移行しました（いこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 移行しなかった（いこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 移行しませんでした（いこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 移行して（いこうして） |
| Potential | 移行できる（いこうできる） |
| Passive | 移行される（いこうされる） |
| Causative | 移行させる（いこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 移行させられる（いこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 移行すれば（いこうすれば） |
| tara | 移行したら（いこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 移行しよう（いこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 移行しましょう（いこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 移行しろ（いこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym転換てんかんNeutralFor turning a policy or direction around, as in 「方針転換」; the focus is on the change of course. 「移行」 stresses moving from one state into another.
- SynonymシフトCasualA loanword for shifts and work schedules, as in 「シフト勤務」. For shifts of emphasis or weight it is close to 「移行」 but more colloquial.
- SynonymチェンジCasualA colloquial loanword for changing or replacing things. 「移行」 is more formal, used for transitions of state or system.
- SynonymうつるNeutralAn everyday intransitive verb for moving, transferring or changing. 「移行」 is a Sino-Japanese noun, more formal, for institutions and systems.
- Synonym移動いどうNeutralPeople or things moving location, as in 「車で移動」. 「移行」 stresses moving from one state to another.
- Synonym切り替わるきりかわるNeutralAn intransitive verb for a state switching over, as in 「画面が切り替わる」. 「移行」 is a noun and more formal.
- Synonym変移へんいWrittenA rare written word for change or alteration; everyday speech uses 「変化」 instead. 「移行」 is specifically a move into a new state.
- Synonym転移てんいWrittenMostly cancer metastasis or physical phase transitions, strongly technical. 「移行」 is for converting institutions, systems, power and the like.
- Synonym遷移せんいWrittenA scientific and computing term for state transitions or ecological succession, strongly technical. 「移行」 is mostly for institutions, systems and business.
- Related移り変わりうつりかわりNeutralChanges of era or season unfolding over time. 「移行」 means moving into a new state or system, and also the transfer of power or weight.
- Related推移すいいWrittenWritten style. The course of change over time, as in 「人口の推移」. 「移行」 is a move into some new state.
- Related変遷へんせんWrittenWritten. Historical or institutional change over the years, as in 「言葉の変遷」. 「移行」 is entering a new state or system.
- Related切り替えるきりかえるNeutralA transitive verb for switching to something else, common in daily life. 「移行」 is a noun, mostly for converting institutions or systems.
- Related切り替えきりかえNeutralA noun for switching, stressing the act of changing to something else. 「移行」 stresses the process of moving into a new state.
- RelatedスイッチCasualA loanword, originally a switch, also used for switching over, as in 「スイッチを切り替える」. Strongly colloquial; 「移行」 is more formal.
- Related変換へんかんNeutralConverting formats, as in 「漢字変換」 or 「データ変換」. 「移行」 is an overall move to a new state or system.
- RelatedコンバートNeutralA loanword for converting data formats or shifting a player's defensive position. 「移行」 is an overall move to a new state, not limited to formats.
- Related変更へんこうNeutralChanging the content of plans or settings, as in 「予定の変更」. 「移行」 stresses moving from an old state into a new one.
- Related変動へんどうNeutralFluctuation in figures, conditions or society, as in 「株価変動」; also major changes in a situation. 「移行」 is a directed move into a new state.
- Related転向てんこうNeutralChanging one's stance, direction or career, as in 「プロ転向」. 「移行」 covers shifts of state, system or power.
- Related変わりかわりNeutralA noun for change or something unusual, as in 「お変わりありませんか」. Unlike 「移行」, it does not mean moving into a new state.
- Related移ろいうつろいWrittenA literary word for the changing of seasons or of human hearts. 「移行」 belongs to practical contexts like institutions and systems.
- Antonym停滞ていたいWrittenIts opposite on the axis of progress versus standstill: things stall and fail to move ahead smoothly.
- Antonym据置WrittenIts opposite on whether to change: keeping the status quo, making no change.
Use 「移行」 for moving over to a new institution or system, as in 「新システムへの移行」. For turning a policy or direction around, pick 「転換」; for switching something over, 「切り替え」; for change unfolding over time, 「推移」 or 「変遷」. 「遷移」 and 「転移」 are technical terms, 「移ろい」 is literary, 「変移」 is a rare written word, and 「スイッチ」, 「シフト」 and 「チェンジ」 are colloquial loanwords.
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