Japanese word

乗り切る

Pronunciation

Romajinorikiru

Meaning

  • verbget through

Example

この忙しい一週間を何とか乗り切ります。ko no isoga shi i ichi shū kan o nan to ka no ri ki ri ma su

I will somehow get through this busy week.

Illustration for 乗り切る (get through)

More examples

予想外の問題が次々と起こりましたが、チームで乗り切りました。yo sō gai no mon dai ga tsugi tsugi to o ko ri ma shi ta ga chī mu de no ri ki ri ma shi ta

Although unexpected problems kept coming up, we got through them as a team.

Core concept

Presents a difficult stretch as something one keeps moving through until it is fully past.

Common phrases

  • 困難を乗り切るkon nan o no ri ki ru

    get through difficulties

  • 危機を乗り切るki ki o no ri ki ru

    weather a crisis

  • 夏を乗り切るnatsu o no ri ki ru

    get through the summer

Similar words

乗り越えるnorikoeru: To overcome a difficulty and move beyond it.
切り抜けるkirinukeru: To find a way through a difficult situation and escape it.
しのぐshinogu: To endure a difficult period or condition until it passes.

Definition in Japanese

困難な状況や忙しい時期などを、何とか切り抜けて最後まで過ごす。kon nan na jō kyō ya isoga shi i ji ki na do o nan to ka ki ri nu ke te sai go ma de su go su

Word origin

乗り切る (norikiru) is formed from 乗る (noru, "to ride") as 乗り (nori) plus 切る (kiru, "to cut"), whose auxiliary use gives the idea of completing an action fully.

Usage tips

  • Although English weather can refer to surviving a storm, 乗り切る (norikiru) commonly applies to non-weather challenges such as a demanding project or a long recovery.

Other meanings

  • overcomeverb
  • weatherverb

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