How to say 'Load' or 'Trick' in Japanese | 乗せる

word

Meaning

Load, Trick

Reading

Kanji

乗Ride

Explanation

The Japanese verb '乗せる (のせる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to load' or 'to place something on top of something else', such as loading items onto a vehicle or placing food on a plate. For example: I loaded the boxes onto the truck「箱をトラックに乗せた」(はこをトラックにのせた). The second meaning is 'to trick' or 'to deceive someone', often used in contexts where someone is misled or taken advantage of. For example: He tricked me into buying it「彼は私を乗せてそれを買わせた」(かれはわたしをのせてそれをかわせた). The verb can also be used metaphorically, such as 'to include someone in a plan' or 'to let someone join in'. For example: Let's include him in the project「彼をプロジェクトに乗せよう」(かれをプロジェクトにのせよう).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1565

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting