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Japanese symbol for “moving”

Romaji: iten
moving; relocation; change of address

In Japanese, moving is , read (iten).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs moving; relocation; change of address
  2. n, vi, vs transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

Kanji and stroke order

shift, move, change
on: イ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す
11 strokes · JLPT 2
revolve, turn around, change
on: テン
kun: ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “moving”

WordReadingMeaning
ひっこし hikkoshimoving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
てんきょ tenkyomoving; changing residence; change of address
うんそう unsoutransport; freight; shipping
てんい ten'imoving (location, with the times, etc.); change; transition
いどう idoumobile; moving; traveling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
いしょく ishokutransplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting
いみん iminimmigration; emigration
いじゅう ijuumigration; move; emigration
いこう ikoutransition; changeover; switchover
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
じてんしゃ jitenshabicycle; bike
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn

See also: Chinese symbol for “moving”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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