Meaning

Primary

To Shift

Alternative

To Transfer

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means shift so the verb vocab version is to shift.

Reading

うつす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

All that dubstep (うつうつうつうつうつ) playing downstairs is causing all of your glassware to shift off the shelf and onto the floor. Damn that dubstep. うつうつうつうつうつ

Context

Context Sentences

銀座に事務所を移すことを検討しています。

We are considering moving our office to Ginza.

アイディアを実行に移すのが難しいんですよね。

It's hard to put ideas into action, isn't it?

成功者は、何でも行動に移すのが速い気がします。

I feel that successful people are quick to take action on everything.

私は苺をミキサーに移しました。

I transferred the strawberries to the blender.

Kanji Composition