便乗

びんじょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
2. taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

Kanji

• 便 mail. Read as ビン.
• 乗 ride. Read as ジョウ.

Example sentences

• 韓流ドラマブームに便乗して、韓国の製品を売る業者が増えた。
  Taking advantage of the popular boom in Korean drama, workers selling Korean goods have increased.

Words containing 便乗

• 便乗者 (びんじょうしゃ) hitchhiker
• 便乗主義者 (びんじょうしゅぎしゃ) opportunist
• 便乗商法 (びんじょうしょうほう) piggybacking marketing

And 1 more.

Word lists

• Written

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