Japanese

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Kanji in this term
便
びん
Grade: 4
じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
便乘 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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便(びん)(じょう) (binjōびんじよう (binzyou)?

  1. hitchhiking
  2. (ecology) phoresy

See also

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Verb

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便(びん)(じょう)する (binjō suruびんじよう (binzyou)?suru (stem 便(びん)(じょう) (binjō shi), past 便(びん)(じょう)した (binjō shita))

  1. to hitchhike
  2. to seize an opportunity; to take the chance

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Chinese: 便乘 (biànchéng)
  • Korean: 편승 (pyeonseung)