乗ずる|じょうずるjouzuru[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verbto take advantage of; to follow blindly
  2. ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verb, mathto multiply
Conjugation
Dictionary form乗ずる(じょうずる)
Polite (masu)乗ずます(じょうずます)
Negative (nai)乗ずない(じょうずない)
polite (masen)乗ずません(じょうずません)
classical zu / nu乗ずず・乗ずぬ(じょうずず・じょうずぬ)
Past (ta)乗ずた(じょうずた)
polite (mashita)乗ずました(じょうずました)
Past negative (nakatta)乗ずなかった(じょうずなかった)
polite (masen deshita)乗ずませんでした(じょうずませんでした)
Te form乗ずて(じょうずて)
Potential乗ずられる(じょうずられる)
Passive乗ずられる(じょうずられる)
Causative乗ずさせる(じょうずさせる)
Causative passive乗ずさせられる(じょうずさせられる)
Conditional (ba)乗ずれば(じょうずれば)
tara乗ずたら(じょうずたら)
Volitional乗ずよう(じょうずよう)
polite (mashou)乗ずましょう(じょうずましょう)
Imperative乗ずろ(じょうずろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym乗じるじょうじるWrittenIdentical in meaning and usage to 「乗ずる」— this is its alternate ichidan conjugation, and the form more common in modern usage. Written/formal prose.
  • Antonym除するじょするWrittenThe antonym in the arithmetic sense: to divide by a number, or to remove/exclude something. Also a written/formal prose expression.

「乗ずる」 and 「乗じる」 are interchangeable, with 「乗じる」 the more common choice today. In colloquial speech, say 「掛ける」 for multiplication and 「つけ込む」 for taking advantage of a situation.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 相手あいての隙すきや弱よわみにつけ込こんで有利ゆうりに利用りようする。
  2. 二ふたつ以上いじょうの数かずを掛け合かけあわせて計算けいさんする。
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