乗じる|じょうじるjoujiru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take advantage of; to follow blindly
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, mathto multiply
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 乗じる(じょうじる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 乗じます(じょうじます) |
| Negative (nai) | 乗じない(じょうじない) |
| polite (masen) | 乗じません(じょうじません) |
| classical zu / nu | 乗じず・乗じぬ(じょうじず・じょうじぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 乗じた(じょうじた) |
| polite (mashita) | 乗じました(じょうじました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 乗じなかった(じょうじなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 乗じませんでした(じょうじませんでした) |
| Te form | 乗じて(じょうじて) |
| Potential | 乗じられる(じょうじられる) |
| Passive | 乗じられる(じょうじられる) |
| Causative | 乗じさせる(じょうじさせる) |
| Causative passive | 乗じさせられる(じょうじさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 乗じれば(じょうじれば) |
| tara | 乗じたら(じょうじたら) |
| Volitional | 乗じよう(じょうじよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 乗じましょう(じょうじましょう) |
| Imperative | 乗じろ(じょうじろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym乗ずるじょうずるWrittenLiterary synonym of 乗じる, identical in its senses of taking advantage of an opportunity, following another's lead, and multiplying. Best suited to formal or literary writing.
The two verbs are interchangeable in sense—taking advantage of an opening, following someone's lead, or multiplying—but 乗ずる has a literary register, so default to 乗じる and reserve 乗ずる for formal or literary prose.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


