noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
遷都 せんと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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
metropolis, capital, all
ト ツ みやこ (3rd, N3)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)