乗
乗 — Ride
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiのる (noru)
Kun’yomi-のり (nori)
Kun’yomiのせる (noseru)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 乗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乗用車 | じょうようしゃ jouyousha | (passenger) car; automobile |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく joukyaku | passenger |
| 乗り | のり nori | riding; ride; spread (of paints) |
| 乗員 | じょういん jouin | crew member; crewman; crew |
| 乗組員 | のりくみいん norikumiin | crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member |
| 相乗り | あいのり ainori | riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); ridesharing |
Study notes
乗 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #377 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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