転居

• 読み: てんきょ
• ローマ字: tenkyo
• 漢字の分解: 転 (ten) — turn, change, revolve; 居 (kyo/i) — reside, sit, be present
• 発音: /teɴ.kʲo/

意味

Moving; changing residence; change of address. The act of relocating one's home.

A noun and suru-verb (intransitive) that is more formal than 引っ越し (hikkoshi, moving house). Commonly used in official documents, postal services, and administrative contexts. You will encounter 転居届 (tenkyo todoke, change-of-address notification) when dealing with municipal offices or the post office. Less casual than 引っ越し, which is preferred in everyday conversation.

例文

1. 転居届を市役所に提出しなければならない。
2. 転居先がまだ決まっていない。
3. 急な転勤で来月転居することになった。

使い方ガイド

場面: administrative, postal services, official documents

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 転 (ten, turn/change) + 居 (kyo, reside/dwelling). Literally 'change residence' — shifting one's place of living.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal