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How to say 'Move' in Japanese | 引っ越す

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The Japanese word for Move is 'Hikkosu', written as 引っ越す in Japanese.'Move' in hiragana is ひっこす.

    word

    引っ越す

    Meaning

    Move

    Reading

    ひっこす

    hikkosu

    Kanji

    引Pull 越Go across, Go beyond

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '引っ越す (ひっこす)' means 'to move' in the sense of relocating from one residence to another. This verb is commonly used when someone changes their place of living, such as moving to a new house or apartment. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object or context to indicate what is being moved. For example: I will move next month「来月引っ越します」(らいげつひっこします). They moved to Tokyo「彼らは東京に引っ越した」(かれらはとうきょうにひっこした). The verb can also imply the process of packing and transporting belongings, as well as settling into a new location.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1806

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 引っ越す

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    引

    Meaning

    Pull

  • kanji

    越

    Meaning

    Go across, Go beyond

Hiragana in the Word 引っ越す

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    す

    Reading

    Su

  • hiragana

    つ

    Reading

    Tsu

Words Related to 引っ越す Through the Kanji 引

These 30 Words contain the Kanji 引 as well.

  • word

    引く

    Meaning

    Pull, Catch

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    引き出し

    Meaning

    Drawer

  • word

    引き算

    Meaning

    Subtraction

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    強引

    Meaning

    Forceful

  • word

    引用

    Meaning

    Quote

  • word

    字引

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    引っ張る

    Meaning

    Pull, Stretch

  • word

    引き受ける

    Meaning

    Accept, Undertake

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    索引

    Meaning

    Index

  • word

    引き起こす

    Meaning

    Cause, Trigger

  • word

    引き出す

    Meaning

    Withdraw, Draw out

  • word

    引きずる

    Meaning

    Drag

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    値引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    引き止める

    Meaning

    Stop, Detain

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    引き

    Meaning

    Pull

  • word

    引き継ぐ

    Meaning

    Inherit, Takeover

  • word

    引き返す

    Meaning

    Turn back

  • word

    引き伸ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch

  • word

    引き延ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch, Prolong

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

Words Related to 引っ越す Through the Kanji 越

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 越 as well.

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    追い越す

    Meaning

    Overtake

  • word

    越える

    Meaning

    Exceed, Cross

  • word

    乗り越える

    Meaning

    Overcome

  • word

    越す

    Meaning

    Cross, Surpass

  • word

    乗り越し

    Meaning

    Overriding

  • word

    乗り越す

    Meaning

    Overcome, Overshoot

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What does 'Hikkosu' (引っ越す) mean?

'Hikkosu' means 'Move' .

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