Meaning

Primary

To Move

Alternative

To Move Homes

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

越す is "to go beyond." Now you're going beyond your home and pulling everything with you to go to another home. You are trying to move / to move homes.

Reading

ひっこす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings come from 引く and 越す put together. Careful of that .

Context

Context Sentences

「パパ、フグと私、結婚して日本に引っ越すつもりよ。」「俺の目の黒いうちはそんなことはさせないぞ。」

"Dad, Fugu and I are getting married and moving to Japan." "Not while I’m alive, you won’t."

Kanji Composition