# 移 transfer

(wheat) + 多 (many)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes

## Onyomi

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## Mnemonic

| I transfer wheat to many locations, to feed many people

## Kunyomi

( を　or に ) うつ＊す | broad meaning! A transfer or shift - as in, climate change, moving to a new house, transmitting a cold, yawns that are 'catching', fire spreading to the next building, or moving a conversation on to the next subject. These are all 移す！ ★★★☆☆
( が ) うつ＊る | something or someone gets transferred ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

移植(いしょく) する | organ transplant ★☆☆☆☆ 移 (transfer) + 植 (plant) = 移植 (organ transplant)
移民(いみん) | immigrant ★☆☆☆☆ 移 (transfer) + 民 (folk) = 移民 (immigrant ) immigrant (only applies to people who became Japanese citizens and generally their families live here for generations)(i.e. not you) Countries like America, UK, or Brazil are 移民国　（いみんこく- immigrant countries), built by immigrants. Japan, like most of the world, still thinks of citizenship as blood and DNA. So if you're coming from the USA, remember your open-minded point-of-view is a small minority!

## Synonyms

transfer or shift 転勤 移す