ride, board, get on, place
Also: spread, 10**44, record, publish
On'yomi (音読み)
- サイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- の.せる
- の.る
About this kanji
The kanji 「載」 primarily means to ride, board, or place something. It can function as both a verb and a noun, but you’ll see it more often in compound words. Some common compounds include 記載 (きさい), which means mention or citation in a document, and 掲載 (けいさい), which refers to the publication of articles in newspapers or magazines. Another example is 連載 (れんさい), meaning serialization, often used for stories released in parts. A key point to remember is that this kanji emphasizes the act of placing or loading something, whether it’s a physical object or information.
Example sentences
新聞にその事件が載った。
The incident was reported in the newspaper.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44, record, publish
- Tiếng Việt
- cưỡi, lên tàu, lên, đặt, lan truyền, 10^44, ghi, xuất bản
- 日本語
- 乗る, 搭乗する, 乗る, 置く, 広がる, 10^44, 記録する, 発行する
- 한국어
- 탑승하다, 탑재, 타다, 배치하다, 퍼뜨리다, 10的44次方, 기록하다, 발행하다
- 中文
- 骑, 登, 上, 放置, 传播, 10^44, 记录, 发布
- id
- naik
- th
- ขึ้น
- es
- montar
- fr
- monter
- de
- fahren
- pt
- embarcar
Common compounds
- 記載きさいmention (in a document), record, entry
- 掲載けいさいpublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial)
- 連載れんさいserialization, serialisation, serial story
- 積載せきさいloading, carrying
- 搭載とうさいloading (on a ship), equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with, being equipped with
- 登載とうさいrunning (an article), carrying, printing
- 載るのるto be placed on, to be set on, to be piled on
- 転載てんさいreprinting, reproduction
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