Japanese word

乗り込む

Pronunciation

Romajinorikomu

Meaning

  • verbget into

Example

車に乗り込みます。kuruma ni no ri ko mi ma su

I get into the car.

Illustration for 乗り込む (get into)

More examples

係員の案内に従って、乗客がバスに乗り込みました。kakari in no an nai ni shitaga tte jō kyaku ga ba su ni no ri ko mi ma shi ta

Following the staff's instructions, the passengers boarded the bus.

Core concept

Shows a person going fully into a vehicle in order to travel in it.

Common phrases

  • 車に乗り込むkuruma ni no ri ko mu

    get into a car

  • バスに乗り込むba su ni no ri ko mu

    board a bus

  • 電車に乗り込むden sha ni no ri ko mu

    board a train

Similar words

乗るnoru: To enter a vehicle and use it for transportation.

Definition in Japanese

乗り物の中へ身を入れて乗ること。no ri mono no naka e mi o i re te no ru ko to

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 乗り込む (norikomu) combines 乗る (noru, "ride") and 込む (komu, "go into"), with 乗る changing to 乗り (nori) before the second verb.

Usage tips

  • 乗り込む (norikomu) is useful when a speaker wants to stress that someone has actually gone inside a vehicle, not merely approached it.

Other meanings

  • boardverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 乗り込みnorikomiboardingnoun

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