乗じる

じょうじる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to take advantage of; to follow blindly
2. to multiply

Kanji

• 乗 ride. Read as ジョウ.

Example sentences

• 我々は夜陰に乗じて進んだ。
  We advanced under cover of darkness.
• 私は好機に乗じた。
  I took advantage of an opportunity.
• 彼らは夜陰に乗じてかろうじて逃れる事ができた。
  They had a narrow escape under cover of darkness.

Common phrases

• 機に乗じる (きにじょうじる) to take advantage of an opportunity
• 夜陰に乗じて (やいんにじょうじて) under cover of night

Words containing 乗じる

• 機に乗じる (きにじょうじる) to take advantage of an opportunity
• 夜陰に乗じて (やいんにじょうじて) under cover of night

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