Translation guide
The English verb 'mount' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses for learners: physically climbing onto something, attaching or fixing an object, organizing an event or campaign, and increasing in intensity. Each meaning requires different Japanese expressions.
To physically get onto something elevated, such as a horse, bicycle, platform, or stairs.
General verb for getting onto a vehicle or animal. Use に to mark the thing being mounted.
He mounted the horse.
自転車に乗ってください。
Please get on the bicycle.
To go up, step onto a raised surface like a stage, platform, or stairs. Focuses on upward movement.
彼は演壇に上がった。
He mounted the platform.
階段を上がってください。
Please go up the stairs.
To straddle, sit astride something like a horse or motorcycle. Emphasizes the leg-over action.
彼はバイクにまたがった。
He mounted the motorcycle.
To attach or fix an object onto a surface, wall, or frame, often for display or stability.
To install, attach, or mount equipment or fixtures. Common for TVs, shelves, cameras.
テレビを壁に取り付けた。
I mounted the TV on the wall.
カメラを三脚に取り付けてください。
Please mount the camera on the tripod.
To set up, install, or mount equipment. Slightly more formal, often used for permanent installations.
防犯カメラを設置した。
We mounted a security camera.
To fit or mount something into a frame or slot, like a gem in a ring or a picture in a frame.
To organize, initiate, or carry out an event, exhibition, attack, or campaign.
To hold or host an event, exhibition, conference. Standard for organized events.
美術展を開催する予定です。
We plan to mount an art exhibition.
To launch or mount an attack, offensive, or campaign. Often used in military or competitive contexts.
敵は攻撃を仕掛けた。
The enemy mounted an attack.
To increase in amount or intensity, such as pressure, costs, or evidence.
Intransitive verb for pressure, tension, or feelings mounting. Describes the state of increasing.
緊張が高まっている。
Tension is mounting.
Formal term for costs, risks, or numbers mounting or swelling. Often used in news or reports.
費用が増大している。
Costs are mounting.
While 乗る (のる) is correct, using マウントする (maunto suru) for mounting a horse sounds unnatural. Stick to 乗る or またがる.
取り付ける is more common for attaching objects like TVs or shelves. 設置する is more formal and often used for installing equipment or facilities.
彼は馬に乗って走り去った。
He mounted the horse and rode away.
テレビを壁に取り付けてください。
Mount the TV on the wall.
美術館は新しい展示を開催した。
The museum mounted a new exhibition.
政府への圧力が高まっている。
Pressure is mounting on the government.
写真を額にはめ込んだ。
I mounted the photo in the frame.
To unfold or mount a large-scale campaign, spectacle, or dramatic event. Emphasizes the unfolding action.
大規模なキャンペーンを繰り広げた。
They mounted a large-scale campaign.
For things like evidence, debts, or problems piling up or mounting over time.
証拠が積み重なっている。
Evidence is mounting.