乗 (Kanji for ride a vehicle)

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.

乗 ride a vehicle

Onyomi

Mnemonic

Kunyomi

Jukugo

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