# 乗 ride a vehicle

垂 (drip, dangle) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

JOU | When JOE Stalin rode the bus, everyone else got off.

## Mnemonic

| You rode your car right into a damn tree, and it dangled from the branches.

## Kunyomi

( に ) の＊る | get on the vehicle ★★★★☆
( を ) の＊せる | to take on a passenger, to give someone a lift ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

に 乗り換える(のりかえる) | transfer ★★★★☆ 乗 (ride a vehicle) + 換 (exchange) = 乗り換える (transfer) to transfer buses/ trains.
搭乗(とうじょう) する | board ★☆☆☆☆ NP 搭 (board) + 乗 (ride a vehicle) = 搭乗 (board) to board a plane, train, big boat. Usually seen on signs 'Board over here, fool.' .
乗客(じょうきゃく) | passenger ★☆☆☆☆ NP 乗 (ride a vehicle) + 客 (customer) = 乗客 (passenger)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
車 | car |  |
重 | heavy / overlap | EXTRA LINES / AXLES |
垂 | drip, dangle | LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT |
乗 | ride a vehicle | TREE | 木

Car is an axle turned sideways.
Heavy cars are so heavy they need an extra axle.
Paint drips or dangles from the side of the newly-painted car.
You ride a vehicle RIGHT INTO A TREE.

## Used In

- 剰

## Synonyms

drive or ride 搭乗 乗る 運転する
pass 通る 通り過ぎる 通す 渡る 過ぎる 横切る 乗り越える 克服 越える 超える