乗り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乗
の Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
乘り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 乗(の)る (noru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) のり [nòrí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [no̞ɾʲi]

Verb

乗(の)り • (nori) 

1. stem or continuative form of 乗る (noru) [godan]

Noun

乗(の)り or 乗(ノ)り • (nori) 

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 乗り: (act of) riding
2. ノリ: (Noh) rhythm
3. ノリ: (slang, by extension) mood; tempo; momentum; atmosphere; vibe; whim

   ノリがいい

   nori ga ii

   sociable; up for anything

   ノリが悪(わる)い

   nori ga warui

   not into it

   ノリで付(つ)き合(あ)う

   nori de tsukiau

   to date (somebody) on a whim

   ノリで言(い)っちゃった

   nori de itchatta

   to have said (something) without giving it too much thought

Derived terms

• ノリノリ (norinori)

Suffix

乗(の)り • (-nori) 

1. of a vehicle, seating ... people

   4(よ)人(にん)乗(の)りの車(くるま)

   yonin-nori no kuruma

   car that seats 4 people