Japanese word

乗り越える

Pronunciation

Romajinorikoeru

Meaning

  • verbget over

Example

私はその失敗を乗り越えます。watashi wa so no ship pai o no ri ko e ma su

I will get over that failure.

Illustration for 乗り越える (get over)

More examples

友人と励まし合い、厳しい状況を乗り越えました。yū jin to hage ma shi a i kibi shi i jō kyō o no ri ko e ma shi ta

My friend and I encouraged each other and got through a difficult situation.

Core concept

Expresses passing to the other side of a barrier and leaving it behind, literally or in the face of hardship.

Common phrases

  • 困難を乗り越えるkon nan o no ri ko e ru

    overcome difficulties

  • 壁を乗り越えるkabe o no ri ko e ru

    overcome obstacles

  • 逆境を乗り越えるgyak kyō o no ri ko e ru

    overcome adversity

Similar words

克服するkokufukusuru: To overcome a problem, weakness, or other obstacle through effort.
乗り切るnorikiru: To endure and get through a difficult period or situation.
打ち勝つuchikatsu: To defeat a powerful difficulty or opposing force.

Definition in Japanese

障害や困難を乗り越えて先へ進む。失敗や苦境を克服する。shō gai ya kon nan o no ri ko e te saki e susu mu ship pai ya ku kyō o koku fuku su ru

Word origin

乗り越える (norikoeru) is a compound of 乗る (noru, "ride") and 越える (koeru, "cross over"), with the literal idea of riding over something extended to overcoming adversity.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 乗り越える (norikoeru) commonly applies to setbacks and hardships, so it matches get over more closely than climb over in those contexts.

Other meanings

  • overcomeverb
  • climb oververb

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