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.
Please get on the bicycle.
To go up, step onto a raised surface like a stage, platform, or stairs. Focuses on upward movement.
He mounted the platform.
Please go up the stairs.
To straddle, sit astride something like a horse or motorcycle. Emphasizes the leg-over action.
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.
I mounted the TV on the wall.
To set up, install, or mount equipment. Slightly more formal, often used for permanent installations.
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 increase in amount or intensity, such as pressure, costs, or evidence.
Intransitive verb for pressure, tension, or feelings mounting. Describes the state of increasing.
Tension is mounting.
Formal term for costs, risks, or numbers mounting or swelling. Often used in news or reports.
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.
He mounted the horse and rode away.
Mount the TV on the wall.
The museum mounted a new exhibition.
Pressure is mounting on the government.
Please mount the camera on the tripod.
I mounted the photo in the frame.
The enemy mounted an attack.
To unfold or mount a large-scale campaign, spectacle, or dramatic event. Emphasizes the unfolding action.
They mounted a large-scale campaign.
For things like evidence, debts, or problems piling up or mounting over time.
Evidence is mounting.