Ride

On’yomi: じょう
Kun’yomi: の
Radical: 丿 Slash (Kangxi 4)

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 帰 (Return Home), less common than 住 (Dwell).

Grain (grain) grows above and a tree (tree) stands below — the grain weighs down the tree branch as someone climbs up to ride the overloaded tree like a horse, mounting and riding it.

In words

乗るのる to get on,to rideN5

乗り物のりもの vehicleN4

乗せるのせる to place on (something),to take on board,to give a rideN3

乗 is rank 351 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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