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遷: move

move; transition
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Readings

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セン
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せん: 変遷(へんせん) "changes over time", 左遷(させん) "demotion", 遷都(せんと) "moving the capital", 遷移(せんい) "transition".

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Key words

変遷へんせんtransition; change over time
左遷させんdemotion
遷都せんとmoving the capital
遷移せんいtransition

Example sentences

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The manager failed at work and was demoted to a regional branch.

In history class, we learned about the move of the capital from Nara to Kyoto.

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