そり (～にのる)

そり (～にのる) · sori (～ninoru) · JLPT N1 · noun

sled

🛷 そり (sori) comes from 反り (sori), meaning curved; sled runners curve upward

Same reading, different kanji. 反り means warp or upward curve, matching a sled's upturned front runners. Use そりにのる to say ride a sled.

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