godan verb (-su), transitive verb
break in a horse; train a horse to be ridden
Rare term; specifically refers to accustoming a horse to being ridden. More commonly expressed as 馬を馴らす (うまをならす) or 馬を調教する.
彼は野生の馬を乗り慣らすのに苦労した。
He struggled to break in the wild horse.
Standard spelling using 慣らす for 'to accustom'.
Variant using 馴らす, which emphasizes taming or breaking in an animal.
Kana spelling of the verb stem; less common but readable.
Irregular okurigana usage; not recommended for learners.
Compound of 乗り (nori, 'riding', continuative form of 乗る) + 慣らす (narasu, 'to accustom'). The kanji 馴らす is often used for taming animals.