Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp.
  2. to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
乗っ取る のっとる
 
 
 
乗っとる のっとる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ride, power, multiplication
の.る ジョウ のり (3rd, N3)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)