Kanji

乗

乗

ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

丿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョウ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のる, -のり, のせる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, しげ, のり

Common Readings

ジョウ, の…せる, の…る

Example sentences

乗る のる
毎日電車に乗って通勤している。

I commute to work by train every day.

人 ひと
その人は毎日同じ電車に乗る

That person rides the same train every day.

乗せる のせる
彼は重い荷物をトラックの荷台に乗せた。

He put the heavy luggage on the bed of the truck.

手のひら てのひら
彼は手のひらに小さな小鳥を乗せている。

He is holding a small bird in the palm of his hand.

名乗る なのる
犯人は警察に自首し、本名を名乗った。

The criminal turned themselves in to the police and gave their real name.

姓 せい
結婚して、彼女は夫の姓を名乗ることにした。

After getting married, she decided to take her husband's surname.

乗り込む のりこむ
乗客たちが一斉に電車に乗り込んだ。

The passengers boarded the train all at once.

軍団 ぐんだん
その将軍は強力な軍団を率いて敵地に乗り込んだ。

The general led a powerful army corps and entered enemy territory.

乗り越える のりこえる
私たちは力を合わせて困難を乗り越えた。

We worked together to overcome the difficulties.

これまで これまで
これまで多くの困難を乗り越えてきた。

I have overcome many difficulties until now.

Example Vocabulary

乗る

のる

to ride; to get on; to board

乗せる

のせる

to put on; to place on; to give a ride; to publish

名乗る

なのる

to call oneself; to give one's name; to identify oneself

乗り込む

のりこむ

to board; to get into; to march into; to invade

乗り越える

のりこえる

to overcome; to surmount; to get over

調子に乗る

ちょうしにのる

to get carried away; to be elated

身を乗り出す

みをのりだす

to lean forward; to show strong interest

乗っ取る

のっとる

to take over; to hijack; to seize control

乗り切る

のりきる

to tide over; to survive; to get through

乗り気

のりき

eager; enthusiastic; interested in

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