Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark.
  2. to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount.
  3. to reach, to go over, to pass.
  4. to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.).
  5. to take part, to participate, to join.
  6. to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.).
  7. to be deceived, to be taken in.
  8. to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered. Usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る.
  9. to stick, to attach, to take, to go on. Usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
乗る のる
 
乘る のる
 
 
ノる

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)