遷
遷·transition, move, relocate
- On-yomi
- セン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 変遷 | へんせん | transition, changes over time |
| 遷都 | せんと | relocation of the capital |
| 左遷 | させん | demotion, being transferred down |
| 遷移 | せんい | transition (technical) |
Example sentences
この地域の言葉の変遷を調べている。
このちいきのことばのへんせんをしらべている。
I am researching how the language of this region has changed over time.
彼は地方の支社に左遷された。
かれはちほうのししゃにさせんされた。
He was demoted to a regional branch office.
都が京都に遷都されたのは八世紀末だ。
みやこがきょうとにせんとされたのははちせいきまつだ。
The capital was moved to Kyoto at the end of the eighth century.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 変遷 as へんぜん — it is へんせん
- 左遷 (させん) is a demotion, not literally a move to the left
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 carrying a nest-and-hands element: picking the whole household up and carrying it down the road to a new place.
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