# 遷 — transfer; move a capital

遷 means “transfer; move a capital”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: transfer; move a capital
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 4

## How to remember 遷

Parts: 覀 cover · 大 big · 己 self · 辶 road

## More in the “Moving 4” set

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [旋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rotate/) · [奔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dash/) · [遷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transfer/) · [堕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/degenerate/) · [逐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drive-out/) · [蹴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kick/) · [遡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-upstream/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transfer/. Last updated 2026-11-01.