Japanese Word of the Day
乗る
NO-ru • verb (u-verb) — 16th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to get on / to ride / to board; to be on (a vehicle); also to go along with (an idea, proposal) or to be enthusiastic
Examples
- バスに乗る。
(I get on the bus.) - 明日の電車に乗りますか？
(Will you take the train tomorrow?) - 彼の提案に乗った。
(I went along with his proposal.)
Synonyms
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Use に to indicate the vehicle you get on (バスに乗る, 電車に乗る). Polite form is 乗ります, negative 乗らない. 乗る is also used metaphorically (提案に乗る = agree/accept a proposal; ノる = get excited or go along with something). For airplanes or formal contexts, you might see 搭乗する or 乗車する instead.
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