Meaning of 乗っ取る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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乗っ取るJLPT 1
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Kana Readingのっとる
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Romajinottoru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to capture; to hijack; to commandeer; to occupy; to usurp
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Example Sentences
乗っ取る, のっとる used in context
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If this airplane were to be hijacked, what in the world would you do?
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The armed hijackers terrified the passengers.
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The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.
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We cannot meet the demands of the hijackers.
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The army took over the government.
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汚い手で会社を乗っ取ったものの、腹心だと思っていた部下に裏切られ、因果応報だね。
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
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Kanji found in this word
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
On: ジョウ, ショウ
Kun: の.る, -の.り, の.せる
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