乗る
のる
hepburn noru
to board, get on (vehicle)
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 電車に乗ります。I take the train.
- 相談に乗ってください。Please give me some advice.
Collocations
乗る (noru, get on / board)乗り換える (norikaeru, transfer between trains)乗り遅れる (noriokureru, miss the train)相談に乗る (soudan ni noru, give advice — idiom)波に乗る (nami ni noru, ride the wave)
Mnemonic
乗る noru — intransitive "to board / get on". Particle に + 乗る (never を) — a classic N5 trap for learners whose L1 uses an accusative there. Metaphorical extensions: 相談に乗る ("get on someone's consultation" = give advice), 波に乗る (ride the wave = catch the trend). The body action extends to social cooperation. Transitive pair: 乗せる (noseru, to put someone/something on) — same root, morphological split. A model of how Japanese encodes the intransitive/transitive divide.
Quick check
Correct particle for "board the train"?