移転|いてんiten[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmoving; relocation; change of address
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbtransfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 移転する(いてんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 移転します(いてんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 移転しない(いてんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 移転しません(いてんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 移転せず・移転せぬ(いてんせず・いてんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 移転した(いてんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 移転しました(いてんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 移転しなかった(いてんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 移転しませんでした(いてんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 移転して(いてんして) |
| Potential | 移転できる(いてんできる) |
| Passive | 移転される(いてんされる) |
| Causative | 移転させる(いてんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 移転させられる(いてんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 移転すれば(いてんすれば) |
| tara | 移転したら(いてんしたら) |
| Volitional | 移転しよう(いてんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 移転しましょう(いてんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 移転しろ(いてんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym引っ越しひっこしNeutralThe everyday word for moving house or office, as in 「引っ越しの準備」; 「移転」 is more formal and mostly for organizations relocating or transferring rights.
- Synonym転居てんきょWrittenSeen mainly in paperwork such as resident registration or mail forwarding, e.g. 「転居届」; it covers only a change of address — in daily speech say 「引っ越し」.
- Synonym転出てんしゅつWrittenMoving out of one's residence or workplace, as in 「転出届」; 「移転」 does not stress the move-out paperwork.
- SynonymうつるNeutralA common intransitive verb for moving, shifting, or spreading (e.g. illness); 「移転」 is more formal — relocating, transferring rights, functions, or technology.
- SynonymうつすNeutralA transitive verb for moving something to another place; 「移転」 centers on relocating an organization or home, or transferring rights.
- Synonym移動いどうNeutralPeople or things changing position, as in 「車で移動する」 or 「人口移動」; 「移転」 is about changing premises and transferring rights, technology, or functions.
- Synonym引っ越すひっこすNeutralA colloquial verb for moving house or office; 「移転」 is more formal and mostly used for organizations.
- Synonym転移てんいWrittenTransfer or transition, mostly for cancer metastasis or phase transitions in physics; 「移転」 is relocating premises or transferring ownership.
- SynonymリロケーションWrittenA loanword for relocating staff or premises, mostly in business contexts; in everyday speech use 「移転」 or 「引っ越し」.
- Synonym引き移るひきうつるWrittenA rare verb for moving residence; in daily speech say 「引っ越す」, while 「移転」 leans toward organizations changing premises.
- Synonym住み替えすみかえNeutralMoving to a new home, common in real-estate contexts like 「住み替え相談」; 「移転」 focuses on an organization relocating.
- Related移送いそうWrittenTransporting a person, thing, or case elsewhere, as in 「患者を移送する」; 「移転」 is about relocating premises or transferring rights.
- Related転送てんそうNeutralForwarding mail, email, or calls, or transferring data; 「移転」 means moving elsewhere or transferring rights.
- Related再配置さいはいちWrittenRearranging or reallocating staff and equipment — adjusting positions or allocations; 「移転」 is moving elsewhere, for a whole business or part of it.
- Related移りうつりNeutralChange or transition, also a return gift; rarely used alone in daily speech — for a change of premises say 「移転」.
- Antonym定着ていちゃくNeutralThe opposite of 「移転」 in terms of staying or leaving: taking root and settling in one place.
- Antonym固定こていNeutralAlso opposite to 「移転」 in terms of staying or leaving: being fixed in place and no longer moving.
Use 「移転」 for a company or shop changing premises and for transfers of rights or technology. For moving house say 「引っ越し」/「引っ越す」, and 「転居」 in paperwork like address changes. Use 「移動」 for people or things changing position and 「転送」 for forwarding mail or data. The rest are narrower: 「住み替え」 for moving to a new home, 「移送」 for transporting people or cases, 「転出」 for moving out, 「転移」 for metastasis or phase change, 「再配置」 for reallocating staff or equipment; 「定着」 and 「固定」 are the opposites — staying put.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


