“To catch on” in Japanese
Short answer
To catch on in Japanese is “人気が出る” (ninkigaderu). Full meaning: to become popular, to grow in popularity, to catch on.
Other ways to say “To catch on” in Japanese
飲み込む
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
呑込む
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
飲込む
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
ピンと来る
pintokuru to come (home) to one, to click, to ring a bell, to understand at once, to know intuitively, to get (a joke or explanation), to catch on; to appeal to one, to speak to one, to impress one
吞み込む
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
のみ込む
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
呑みこむ
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
呑込める
nomikomeru to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
吞みこむ
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
のみこむ
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
飲みこむ
nomikomu to swallow, to gulp down; to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn; to engulf, to swallow up
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