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乗

Kanji 乗: meaning "ride, get on", readings, stroke order

The kanji 乗 means "ride, get on". On'yomi: ジョウ; kun'yomi: のる、のせる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
ride, get on
On'yomi
ジョウ
Kun'yomi
のるのせる
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
乘 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 乗

  • 乗る のる — To board / get on
  • 乗り物 のりもの — vehicle
  • 乗り換える のりかえる — to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train, etc.)
  • 乗り換え のりかえ — Transfer (transport)
  • 乗り越える のりこえる — To overcome
  • 乗客 じょうきゃく — passenger
  • 乗せる のせる — to place on (something), to take on board
  • 乗車 じょうしゃ — taking a train, entraining
  • 乗り越し のりこし — riding past (one's station)
  • 乗っ取る のっとる — to capture, to occupy, to take over
  • 乗り込む のりこむ — to board, to get into (a car); to march into, to enter

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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