移住します（いじゅうします、ijuushimasu）
- to immigrate

The Japanese verb 移住します （いじゅうします） means "to immigrate," "to move," or "to relocate" to a new place to live. It implies a permanent or long-term change of residence, often across national borders or within a country. The focus is on establishing a new home and life in the new location. The word carries a sense of a significant life change. 移住します describes the act of moving oneself or a group of people to a new location to live.

⚫︎海外へ移住します。 Translation: I will immigrate overseas. ⚫︎家族で地方へ移住することを決めました。 Translation: We decided to move to a rural area as a family. ⚫︎彼は暖かい気候を求めて、南へ移住しました。 Translation: He moved south, seeking a warmer climate.

You use 移住します when talking about the act of relocating to a new place of residence for a substantial period. It is commonly used in formal or semi-formal contexts. It's suitable for discussing plans, decisions, or actions related to immigration or relocation. You would use it when discussing a move that is intended to be permanent or for a significant amount of time. You might discuss 移住します when: ⚫︎ Talking about moving to a new country. ⚫︎ Discussing the process of obtaining a visa for relocation. ⚫︎ Explaining the reasons for relocating. ⚫︎ Describing the preparations required for 移住します.

移住します is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 移住します. ⚫︎ 移住 (いじゅう) is the noun form, meaning "immigration" or "relocation." ⚫︎ The verb stem is 移住 (いじゅう), and ます (masu) is the polite verb ending. ⚫︎ The kanji 移 (i) means "to move," "to shift," or "to transfer." ⚫︎ The kanji 住 (juu) means "to live," "to reside," or "to dwell." Variations in okurigana (the suffix hiragana) are not applicable in the standard form of this verb.

While there aren't direct perfect synonyms, here are some related words: ⚫︎ 引っ越しします (hikkoshi shimasu): to move (houses/apartments within a country). This is less formal and often used for shorter-distance moves. ⚫︎ 転居します (tenkyo shimasu): to move (to a new address). This is a more formal term than 引っ越しします. ⚫︎ 住み替えます (sumikaemasu): to move to a new place of residence. These alternatives have different nuances: ⚫︎ 移住 focuses specifically on the act of moving to a new location with the intention of starting a new life.

There aren't specific antonyms, but you could consider the opposite of the action: ⚫︎ 帰国します (kikoku shimasu): to return to one's country. ⚫︎ 転出します (tenshutsu shimasu): to move out (of a place). (This is a more general term about moving from a place, the opposite of moving into a place.)

彼は来年、カナダへ移住します予定です。 ・Translation: He plans to immigrate to Canada next year. ・Explanation: This sentence clearly states a person's intention to relocate to another country.

彼女は将来、自然豊かな地域へ移住しますことを夢見ています。 ・Translation: She dreams of moving to a nature-rich area in the future. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a long-term aspiration or goal of relocating to a new environment.

The word 移住 is formed by combining the kanji 移 (i - to move) and 住 (juu - to live). The word reflects the combined concepts of "moving" and "living," capturing the essence of the process of relocating to a new place to make a home. The verb form, 移住します, is created by adding the polite verb ending ます(masu) to the noun form.