乗
の.る
noru
JLPT N39 strokesKanjiLevel 33 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

乗 is the kanji for "Ride". A common reading is の.る (noru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Ride

Also : Join · Power · Board · Mount · Record

Readings

kunの.る/ norukunの.り/ norikunの.せる/ noseruonじょう/ jouonしょう/ shou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 乗 represents 'RIDE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of ride.

Reading ·

On-reading: じょう — remember this sound by associating it with ride. Kun-reading: の.る.

Example Sentences

電車に乗り遅れてしまいました。

でんしゃにのりおくれてしまいました。

I missed the train.

飛行機に初めて乗りました。

ひこうきにはじめてのりました。

I rode on an airplane for the first time.

Vocabulary using 乗

乗せる
noseru
to place on (something)
乗車
jousha
entraining · taking a train
乗換
norikae
change · trains · buses)
乗り越し
norikoshi
overshoot
乗っ取る
notoru
to take possession of (forcibly)
乗り込む
norikomu
to board (a train, plane, etc.)
乗る
noru
bus · ship · plane
乗り換える
norikaeru
to transfer (trains)

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