Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
乘りこなす (kyūjitai)
乗り熟す

Etymology

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Compound of 乗り (nori, to ride, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb () (noru)) +‎ こなす (konasu, suffix, to do something well, completely)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()りこなす (norikonasutransitive godan (stem ()りこなし (norikonashi), past ()りこなした (norikonashita))

  1. to manage skillfully, to maneuver (e.g. car, horse)
    駻馬(かんば)()りこなす
    kanba o norikonasu
    to maneuver an unruly horse

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN