Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no

Henshall Mnemonic: two come riding

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #377 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 乗る   [のる]
  (v5r) (1) to get on; to ride in; to board; to mount; to get up on; to spread (paints); to be taken in; (2) to share in; to join; to be found in (a dictionary); to feel like doing; to be mentioned in; to be in harmony with; (3) to appear (in print); to be recorded   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 乗り換える   [のりかえる]
  (v1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り物   [のりもの]
  (n) vehicle   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 乗せる   [のせる]
  (v1) to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride; to let (one) take part; to impose on; to record; to mention; to load (luggage); to publish; to run (an ad)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗客   [じょうきゃく]
  (n) passenger   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 乗り越し   [のりこし]
  (n) riding past (one's station)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗車   [じょうしゃ]
  (n,vs) taking a train; entraining   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 乗っ取る   [のっとる]
  (v5r) to capture; to occupy; to usurp   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り換え   [のりかえ]
  (n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り込む   [のりこむ]
  (v5m) (1) to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into; (2) to march into; to enter   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 搭乗   [とうじょう]
  (n,vs) embarkation; boarding (an airplane)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 同乗   [どうじょう]
  (n,vs) riding together; riding with   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 分乗   [ぶんじょう]
  (n) riding separately   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一番乗り   [いちばんのり]
  (n) leader of a charge; first to arrive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗じる   [じょうじる]
  (v1) to take advantage of; to multiply (in math); to follow blindly   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗ずる   [じょうずる]
  (vz) to take advantage of; to multiply (in math); to follow blindly   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 相乗   [そうじょう]
  (n) multiplication; synergism   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 相乗り   [あいのり]
  (n) riding together   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗っ取り   [のっとり]
  (n) capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 便乗   [びんじょう]
  (n,vs) taking advantage of a ride or an opportunity; taking a ship   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り   [のり]
  (n,n-suf) riding; ride; spread (of paints); (two)-seater; mood   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り越える   [のりこえる]
  (v1) to climb over; to ride across; to surmount   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り越す   [のりこす]
  (v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り回す   [のりまわす]
  (v5s,vt) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 添乗   [てんじょう]
  (n) accompanying; escorting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り気   [のりき]
  (adj-na,n) interest; eagerness   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り降り   [のりおり]
  (n) getting on and off   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 名乗り   [なのり]
  (n) name readings of kanji; self-introduction; announcement of candidature   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 名乗り出る   [なのりでる]
  (v1) to introduce oneself   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 名乗る   [なのる]
  (v5r) to call oneself (name, label, etc)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り出す   [のりだす]
  (v5s) (1) to set out; to set sail; (2) to embark on; to begin to ride; (3) to lean forward   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り場   [のりば]
  (n) place for boarding vehicles   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗り遅れる   [のりおくれる]
  (v1) to miss (train, bus, etc)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗員   [じょういん]
  (n) crew   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乗越し   [のりこし]
  (n) riding past (one's station)   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 乗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.