- norikiru to weather (a storm, rough seas), to ride across, to sail across; to get through (adversity), to weather, to get over, to tide over, to overcome, to survive; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
Used in everyday speech and writing when someone successfully endures or overcomes a difficult situation, often with a sense of active coping.
この厳しい冬を乗り切るのは大変だ。
Kono kibishii fuyu o norikiru no wa taihen da.
It's tough to get through this harsh winter.
彼は困難な時期を乗り切った。
Kare wa konnan na jiki o norikirta.
He weathered a difficult period.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 乗り越える (norikoeru), which implies overcoming an obstacle or difficulty more actively, whereas 乗り切る often implies enduring or riding out a tough situation.
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