Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1937 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: transition, move, change
Kunyomi: うつ.る, うつ.す, みやこがえ
Onyomi: セン
Composition: ⻌
Radical: 辵
Meaning: walk
遷都 (セント) relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
遷宮 (セングウ) installation of a deity in a new shrine, transfer of a shrine
左遷 (サセン) demotion, relegation, reduction in rank, degradation, downward move
聖遷 (セイセン) Hegira, Hejira, Hijra
移る (うつる) to move (house), to transfer (department), to change the target of interest or concern, to elapse (passage of time), to be permeated by a colour or scent, to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
移す (うつす) to change, to swap, to substitute, to transfer, to change the object of one's interest or focus, to spend or take time, to infect, to permeate something with the smell or colour of something, to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)