noun, takes する

  1. moving (the capital) east.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
東遷 とうせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

east
トウ ひがし しの (2nd, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
transition, move, change
セン うつ.る みやこがえ (Early High School, N1)
to soar as a bird, to move, to change
transition, (遷 variant)
variant of radical 146
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
しんにょう