Kanji
N2 11 strokes Grade 5 freq #448

shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire)

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

grain nogi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

transplanting (a plant); transplant
transition; changeover
moving; relocation
movement; transfer
immigration; emigration
transition; change
transfer (of one's name into another family register)
migration; move
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer
transfer of control

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change
change (e.g. season)
transferring; transitioning
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.)
to spread (of fire)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
fickle; capricious
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to)

Example sentences

Whether he has the operation depends upon the availability of the organ.

The surgeon persuaded me to undergo an organ transplant operation.

The transition from farm life to city life is often difficult.

We are excited about the move to the new building.