乗 — ride, power, multiplication

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• じょう jou
• しょう shou

Kun'yomi

• の.る no.ru
• -の.り -no.ri
• の.せる no.seru

Words that use 乗

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 乗る のる to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.) JLPT N5
• 乗り物 のりもの vehicle JLPT N4
• 乗り換える のりかえる to transfer (trains) JLPT N4
• 乗客 じょうきゃく passenger JLPT N3
• 乗せる のせる to place on (something) JLPT N3
• 乗車 じょうしゃ boarding (a train, bus, etc.) JLPT N2
• 乗り換え のりかえ transfer (trains, buses, etc.) JLPT N2
• 乗り越し のりこし riding past (one's station) JLPT N2
• 乗っ取る のっとる to take possession of (forcibly) JLPT N1
• 乗り込む のりこむ to board (a train, plane, etc.) JLPT N1