前乗り

まえのり

Also written 前ノリ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting)
2. cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person
3. Noun having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance See also: 後乗り (あとのり).
4. Noun, する verb, Intransitive riding (a bicycle) on the nose of the saddle See also: 後ろ乗り (うしろのり).
5. playing slightly ahead of the beat; rushing the beat (esp. 前ノリ) See also: 後乗り (あとのり).

Kanji

• 前 front. Read as まえ.
• 乗 ride. Read as のり.

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