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A2 Ichidan verb (zuru verb – alternative form of -jiru verbs)

(じょう)ずるto take advantage of, to follow blindly, to multiply

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    1. Ichidan verb (zuru verb – alternative form of -jiru verbs)

      1.

      to take advantage of, to follow blindly

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    2. Ichidan verb (zuru verb – alternative form of -jiru verbs)

      2.

      to multiply

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    乗ずる 【じょうずる】

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      部長(ぶちょう)(きょう)(じょう)じて(うた)いまくっている。

      The department head is riding off of the excitement and singing non-stop.

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      地震(じしん)混乱(こんらん)(じょう)じて()()多発(たはつ)しました。

      Taking advantage of the confusion caused by the earthquake, burglaries multiplied.

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      (かれ)(ぼく)(よわ)みに(じょう)じて(ぼく)召使(めしつか)いのように(あつか)っています。

      He is taking advantage of my weakness and treating me like a servant.

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      我々(われわれ)作戦(さくせん)(てき)()きに(じょう)じて一斉(いっせい)攻撃(こうげき)仕掛(しか)けるものである。

      Our strategy is to take advantage of the enemy's preferences and launch an attack all at once.

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      ()(ざん)をすることを(じょう)ずると()うのに(たい)し、()(ざん)(じょ)すると()います。

      In contrast to calling multiplication as 'to multiply', division is referred to as 'to divide'.

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