乗り切る・乗りきる|のりきるnorikiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
乗り切る乗り切る is the most common written form and the best choice for learners; use it when writing this verb, including its uses for getting through adversity or crossing rough conditions.
乗りきる乗りきる is a less common written variant of 乗り切る. It is understandable, but learners should normally choose 乗り切る instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to sail across
- godan verb, transitive verbto get through (adversity); to weather; to get over; to tide over; to overcome; to survive
- godan verb, intransitive verbto load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 乗り切る（のりきる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 乗り切ります（のりきります） |
| Negative (nai) | 乗り切らない（のりきらない） |
| polite (masen) | 乗り切りません（のりきりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 乗り切らず・乗り切らぬ（のりきらず・のりきらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 乗り切った（のりきった） |
| polite (mashita) | 乗り切りました（のりきりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 乗り切らなかった（のりきらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 乗り切りませんでした（のりきりませんでした） |
| Te form | 乗り切って（のりきって） |
| Potential | 乗り切れる（のりきれる） |
| Passive | 乗り切られる（のりきられる） |
| Causative | 乗り切らせる（のりきらせる） |
| Causative passive | 乗り切らせられる・乗り切らされる（のりきらせられる・のりきらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 乗り切れば（のりきれば） |
| tara | 乗り切ったら（のりきったら） |
| Volitional | 乗り切ろう（のりきろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 乗り切りましょう（のりきりましょう） |
| Imperative | 乗り切れ（のりきれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym克服こくふくWrittenA written-style noun for overcoming difficulties or weaknesses; use the verb 「克服する」 when a verb is needed.
- Synonym凌ぐしのぐNeutralMeans enduring or staving something off, as in 「暑さを凌ぐ」, and can also mean surpassing or outdoing.
- Related乗り越えるのりこえるNeutralCovers climbing over physical obstacles and overcoming difficulties or pain to move on; 「乗り切る」 is about weathering the difficult period at hand.
- Related生き延びるいきのびるNeutralMeans surviving when death seemed likely, with the focus on life itself continuing; 「乗り切る」 is about getting through a hard period.
- Related持ちこたえるもちこたえるNeutralMeans holding out and keeping the current state from collapsing or worsening, without the sense of reaching the end of the trouble.
- Related耐えるたえるNeutralMeans bearing or putting up with pain and hardship; the focus is on enduring suffering rather than riding out a period of trouble.
- Related生き残るいきのこるNeutralMeans surviving while others fall or die; the focus is on being the one left standing, not on getting through a crisis.
- Related打ち勝つうちかつNeutralMeans conquering or defeating something, such as a difficulty or temptation, with a strong nuance of winning against it.
- Related我慢がまんNeutralEndurance as a noun (or する verb), focused on holding back emotions and desires rather than getting through a difficult period.
- Related頑張るがんばるNeutralThe everyday word for trying hard and keeping at it; far more common in daily conversation than 「乗り切る」.
- Related生き抜くいきぬくNeutralMeans living on tenaciously, focused on surviving through a harsh era or prolonged hard times rather than one crisis.
- Relatedくぐり抜けるくぐりぬけるNeutralMeans slipping or squeezing through, with a nuance of narrowly making it past danger or difficulty.
- RelatedこらえるNeutralA repeated entry for 「耐える」; it also covers being equal to a task, as in 「鑑賞に耐える」.
- Related乗っ切るのっきるCasualA colloquial sound change of 「乗り切る」; rare, so the standard form is the safe choice.
- Related超克ちょうこくWrittenA written, philosophical term for overcoming and transcending hardship; rare outside formal prose.
- Related踏み越えるふみこえるNeutralMeans stepping over something, with the focus on crossing a line or boundary rather than weathering a difficult period.
- Antonym挫折するNeutralThe antonym: to be frustrated or fail after a setback, the opposite of getting through smoothly.
Use 「乗り切る」 for weathering or riding out the difficult period right in front of you, as in 「危機を乗り切る」 or 「夏を乗り切る」. For climbing over an obstacle use 「乗り越える」, for overcoming use 「克服」, for enduring use 「耐える」, and for getting through the heat use 「凌ぐ」. The opposite is 「挫折する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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