移転|いてんiten[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmoving; relocation; change of address
    4月がつ1日ついたち、南洋なんようフーズ株式会社かぶしきがいしゃは横浜よこはまの新社屋しんしゃおくに移転いてんします。↗
    On April 1, Nanyo Foods Co. Ltd. will move to its new building in Yokohama.
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 住居じゅうきょなどをほかに移うつすこと。
  2. 物事ものごとが、他たの状態じょうたいへ移り変うつりかわること。
  3. 権利けんりや財産ざいさんを他ほかに移うつすこと。
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