Onyomi: ショウ, ジョウ · Kunyomi: -の.り, の.せる, の.る · Meanings: board, counter for vehicles, join, mount, multiplication, power, record, ride
Kanji for board, counter for vehicles, join, mount, multiplication
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乗 is made from 千, meaning “thousand,” and 木, meaning “tree.” The image suggests many people climbing or sitting on something raised, like a large wooden platform. From this idea of getting on top of something, 乗 came to mean to ride, get on, or board.
You get on top of something to travel. That act of riding is 乗.
Think of climbing onto something made of wood. Getting on or riding is 乗.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 乗 | じょう | (nth) power | Suffix |
| 乗り物 | のりもの | vehicle, conveyance, (means of) transport | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 乗る | のる | to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ | transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 乗り換える | のりかえる | to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train) | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 乗せる | のせる | to place on (something) | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ | boarding (a train, bus, etc.), getting into (e.g. a taxi) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 乗り込む | のりこむ | to board (a train, plane, etc.), to get into (a car), to get on (a bus), to go on board, to get aboard | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 乗車券 | じょうしゃけん | ticket (for bus, train, etc.), passenger ticket | common Noun |