乗 — kanji meaning “ride”
乗
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
- Meanings
- ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
- On'yomi
- ジョウ (jou)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- の.る、-の.り、の.せる
- Name readings
- のり
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #377 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 4
- Chinese reading
- chéng, shèng
Words with 乗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく joukyaku | passenger |
| 乗る | のる noru | to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ jousha | boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi) |
| 搭乗 | とうじょう toujou | embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft) |
| 乗り | のり nori | riding; ride |
| 乗用車 | じょうようしゃ jouyousha | (passenger) car; automobile |
| 乗せる | のせる noseru | to place on (something) |
| 乗り物 | のりもの norimono | vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport |
| 便乗 | びんじょう binjou | taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon |
| 乗員 | じょういん jouin | crew member; crewman; crew |
| 乗り気 | のりき noriki | interest; eagerness; enthusiasm |
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