Vocabulary

What does 乗り込む (のりこむ, norikomu) mean?

乗り込む (のりこむ, norikomu) means to board (a vehicle); to march into.

Quick facts
Readingのりこむ
Romajinorikomu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
のりこむ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnorikomu

to board (a vehicle); to march into

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus)
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

Example sentences

  • The police moved in on the scene.

  • The athletes got on the bus.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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