How to say "boarding" in Japanese

• 乗車じょうしゃJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbBoarding in the sense of getting onto a train, bus, or other ground vehicle, such as getting into a taxi. This is the everyday word for boarding land transport.
  列車れっしゃに乗車じょうしゃした後あとで、私は財布さいふを家いえに置おき忘わすれてきたことに気きが付ついた。↗

  After I got on board a train, I found I had left my wallet behind at home.
• 下宿げしゅくJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbBoarding as living somewhere with room and board provided, i.e. lodging that includes meals. It refers to the boarding arrangement itself, as in staying at a boarding house while studying away from home.
  彼女かのじょは学生がくせいを下宿げしゅくさせている。↗

  She boards students.
• 搭乗とうじょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbBoarding a ship or aircraft. In practice this is the word you reach for at an airport, as in the announcement that boarding is beginning for a flight.
  ご搭乗とうじょうは６時じ４０分ふんになる予定よていです。↗

  Boarding will be at six-forty.
• 乗船じょうせんCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbEmbarking on or boarding a ship. This covers the nautical sense of boarding a vessel, and is the natural choice for boats and ships rather than aircraft.
  ２人ふたりの女性じょせいが乗船じょうせんしていた。↗

  There were two women on board.
• 賄いまかないCommon
  nounBoarding in the sense of board, that is the meals side of room and board, or catering. It centers on the provision of food rather than lodging, so it is only a partial match for 'boarding'.

Use 乗車 for trains, buses and taxis, 搭乗 for ships and aircraft, 乗船 for boarding a ship, and 下宿 or 「賄い」 for the food-and-lodging sense of boarding.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 乗車じょうしゃboarding (a train, bus, etc.)
• 下宿げしゅくboarding
• 搭乗とうじょうembarkation
• 乗船じょうせんembarking (a ship)
• 賄いまかないboarding
• 板張りいたばりboarding
• 寄宿きしゅくlodging
• ボーディングboarding
• 板囲いいたがこいboarding
• 乗り込みのりこみembarkation
• 合宿形式がっしゅくけいしきresidential
• 乗機じょうきboarding (an airplane)