How to say 'Ride' or 'Board' in Japanese | 乗る

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The Japanese word for Ride or Board is 'Noru', written as 乗る in Japanese.'Ride' or 'Board' in hiragana is のる.

word

乗る

Meaning

Ride, Board

Reading

のる

noru

Kanji

乗Ride

Explanation

The Japanese verb '乗る (のる)' primarily means 'to ride' or 'to board'. It is used when getting on or into a vehicle, such as a train, bus, or bicycle. For example: I will ride the train「電車に乗る」(でんしゃにのる). She boarded the bus「彼女はバスに乗った」(かのじょはバスにのった). Additionally, it can be used metaphorically, such as 'to go along with' or 'to take advantage of', as in 'to ride the wave of success'. However, the most common usage is related to transportation.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

469

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 乗る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

乗

Meaning

Ride

Hiragana in the Word 乗る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 乗る Through the Kanji 乗

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 乗 as well.

word

乗り物

Meaning

Vehicle

word

乗り換える

Meaning

Change, Transfer

word

乗り換え

Meaning

Transfer

word

乗せる

Meaning

Load, Trick

word

乗車券

Meaning

Ticket

word

乗車

Meaning

Boarding

word

乗客

Meaning

Passenger

word

名乗る

Meaning

Introduce

word

乗り込む

Meaning

Enter, Board

word

乗り出す

Meaning

Embark, Lean out

word

乗り越える

Meaning

Overcome

word

乗り降り

Meaning

Boarding, Alighting

word

乗り遅れる

Meaning

Miss

word

乗り越し

Meaning

Overriding

word

乗り越す

Meaning

Overcome, Overshoot

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What does 'Noru' (乗る) mean?

'Noru' means 'Ride' or 'Board' .

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