乗

Meaning

乗 centers on the idea of getting onto or into something and being carried along: riding a vehicle, boarding, or mounting. The extended senses of power, multiplication, and record come from the notion of something being added on top or carried forward.

• 乗るのる
  N5

  to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark

• 乗りのり
  N2

  riding; ride

• 乗せるのせる
  N3

  to place on (something)

• 名乗るなのる

  to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)

• 乗客じょうきゃく
  N3

  passenger

• 乗り換えのりかえ
  N2

  transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection

• 乗車じょうしゃ
  N3

  boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

• 搭乗とうじょう
  N1

  embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)

• 便乗びんじょう
  N1

  taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon

• 乗り物のりもの
  N4

  vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport

• 乗員じょういん

  crew member; crewman; crew

• 上乗せうわのせ

  adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

• 乗り込むのりこむ
  N2

  to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to go on board; to get aboard

• 乗っ取りのっとり

  takeover (of a company, etc.)

• 乗用車じょうようしゃ
  N1

  (passenger) car; automobile

• 名乗りなのり

  giving one's name; self-introduction

• 乗馬じょうば

  horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse

• 乗り越えるのりこえる
  N2

  to climb over; to get over; to cross (a mountain)

• 乗り換えるのりかえる
  N5

  to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)

• 乗り切るのりきる
  N1

  to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to sail across

• 乗り場のりば
  N5

  place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty; wharf

• 乗ずるじょうずる
  N1

  to take advantage of; to follow blindly

• 同乗どうじょう

  riding together; riding with

• 乗り気のりき
  N1

  interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

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