乗り

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
乘り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (noru).

Pronunciation

Verb

() • (nori

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

Noun

() • (nori

  1. (literal) (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 iisociable; up for anything
    ノリ(わる)nori ga waruinot into it
    ノリ()()nori de tsukiauto date (somebody) on a whim
    ノリ()っちゃうnori de itchauto blurt out

Derived terms

See also

Suffix

() • (-nori

  1. of a vehicle, seating ... people
    4()(にん)()(くるま)
    yonin-nori no kuruma
    car that seats 4 people

References

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