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A2 る-verb (ずる)

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

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    1. る-verb (ずる)

      1. 1.

        to take advantage of, to follow blindly

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      2. 2.

        to multiply

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    乗ずる 【じょうずる】

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      • ょ

      • う

      • ず

      • る

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    • 部長(ぶちょう)が興(きょう)に乗(じょう)じて歌(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)の混乱(こんらん)に乗(じょう)じて空(あ)き巣(す)が多発(たはつ)しました。

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

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    • 彼(かれ)が僕(ぼく)の弱(よわ)みに乗(じょう)じて僕(ぼく)を召使(めしつか)いのように扱(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)の作戦(さくせん)は敵(てき)の好(す)きに乗(じょう)じて一斉(いっせい)に攻撃(こうげき)を仕掛(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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    • 掛(か)け算(ざん)をすることを乗(じょう)ずると言(い)うのに対(たい)し、割(わ)り算(ざん)は除(じょ)すると言(い)います。

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

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