JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 乗: "ride, power, multiplication"
The kanji 乗 means "ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジョウ, ショウ in on'yomi and の.る, -の.り, の.せる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
の.る-の.りの.せる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 377 of 2,501 |
Common words with 乗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 乗るto get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take · to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on
- 乗せるto place on (something) · to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board
- 名乗るdonner son nom, se présenter · se faire appeler, se prétendre
- 乗り込むto board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to go on board · to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
- 乗り越えるto climb over; to get over; to cross (a mountain) · to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to get through (an illness, crisis, etc.); to get over (e.g. one's pain)
- 調子に乗るs'emballer, se laisser emporter, prendre la grosse tête · prendre son rythme, se mettre en train
- 身を乗り出すse pencher en avant (de curiosité ou d'excitation)
- 乗り切るto weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to sail across · to get through (adversity); to weather; to get over; to tide over
- 乗り気interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
- 乗客passenger
- 乗り出すto set out; to set sail · to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
- 乗っ取るto take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to seize · to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
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