migrate

渡る、回遊する

主に季節の変化に合わせ、地域の間を定期的に移動すること。

やさしい英語で： To move regularly between regions, usually when the seasons change.

• These birds migrate south in winter.
• The whales migrated toward warmer water.
• Do all butterflies migrate?

使い方： migrate to somewhere (The birds migrate to warmer regions every autumn.)

よく使う表現： migrate south, migrate north, migrate for winter

移住する

暮らすために別の国や地域へ移ること。

やさしい英語で： To move to another country or region to live there.

• Many families migrate for work.
• Her grandparents migrated to Canada in the 1960s.
• Why did they migrate from their home country?

使い方： migrate to somewhere (They migrated to Australia for better opportunities.); migrate from A to B (Her family migrated from Poland to France.)

類義語： relocate, move

よく使う表現： migrate to somewhere, migrate from somewhere, migrate for work

移住する、移動する

自分や集団が普段暮らす地域を変えること。

やさしい英語で： To change the area where you or your group usually live.

• The population began to migrate west.
• Some groups migrated toward the coast over several generations.
• Young people increasingly migrate from villages to cities.

使い方： migrate from A to B (People migrated from inland settlements to coastal towns.)

類義語： relocate, move

よく使う表現： migrate west, migrate toward cities, migrate between regions