乗 – ride, power, multiplication

9 strokesTaught in grade 3#377 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 乗 means ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ、ショウ (jou, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is の.る、-の.り、の.せる (noru, nori, noseru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 丿 (no. 4).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	の.る	noru
Kun’yomi	-の.り	nori
Kun’yomi	の.せる	noseru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 丿 (Kangxi radical 4). Components: ｜・ノ・一・禾・ハ.

Words using 乗

乗るのるto get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.)乗り物のりものvehicle乗り換えるのりかえるto transfer (trains)乗客じょうきゃくpassenger乗せるのせるto place on (something)乗車じょうしゃboarding (a train, bus, etc.)乗換のりかえtransfer (trains, buses, etc.)乗り換えのりかえtransfer (trains, buses, etc.)乗り越しのりこしriding past (one's station)乗っ取るのっとるto take possession of (forcibly)乗り込むのりこむto board (a train, plane, etc.)

Example sentences

１１時の列車に乗るつもりです。

I'm catching the 11:00 train.

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そんなに沢山パンに乗るんか？

You really put that much in the sandwich?

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「騙された」と言ってしまえばそれまでですが、「うまい話」に乗った当人であることは間違いありません。

If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".

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Kanji with the same radical

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