乗のり越こす

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Common wordJLPTN3

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

ride past one's stop; overshoot a station

Specifically used for missing a stop on a train, bus, or other vehicle by staying on too long.

うっかりして、降おりる駅えきを乗のり越こしてしまった。
I wasn't paying attention and rode past my station.
寝ねていて、終しゅう点てんまで乗のり越こしたこと

が

ある

。

I once fell asleep and overshot all the way to the last stop.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

climb over; get over

Used for physically climbing over an obstacle such as a fence, wall, or mountain pass. Cross-referenced with 乗り越える, which is more common for this meaning.

Written forms

乗のり越こすUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the 乗り越す form is the most common and is marked as high priority.
乗のり越こす
Variant spelling without okurigana り; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

乗ride, power, multiplication
越surpass, cross over, move to

Similar words

乗のり越こえる
乗り越える is the more common modern verb for 'climb over' or 'overcome (a difficulty)'. 乗り越す is less frequent and often limited to physical climbing or the specific 'ride past' sense.
追おい越こす
追い越す is the standard modern verb for 'overtake' or 'pass (a vehicle)'. The obsolete sense 3 of 乗り越す overlaps with this meaning.

Etymology

Compound of 乗り (continuative form of 乗る, 'to ride') + 越す ('to cross over, exceed'). The literal meaning is 'ride and cross over', which developed into 'ride past' and 'climb over'.