on 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのonの意味

• 0 on a surface of something -- （表面に接して）～の上に

  • I put the book on that shelf.

  • He stepped on my foot.

• 1 covering, touching, attached to, or hanging from something -- ～にくっついて

  • You have blood on your shirt.

  • Which finger do you wear your ring on?

• 2 used to show the date or day when something happens -- （日にち、曜日）に

  • He will arrive on 14 February.

  • I have to work on Saturday.

• 3 used to refer to a place when giving directions -- （位置）で、に

  • Take the first turning on the right.

  • Our house is the second on the left after the stop sign.

• 4 in a particular place -- （特定の所）で、に

  • See the diagram on page 22.

  • I met her on a ship.

• 5 being broadcast or presented -- 放送中で, 上演中で

  • What’s on TV tonight?

• 6 used to show what money or time is used for -- （お金を使う対象）に

  • She refuses to spend more than £40 on a pair of shoes.

  • We’ve wasted too much time on this already.

• 7 used to show some methods of travelling -- （手段）で

  • Sam loves travelling on buses.

  • Did you go over on the ferry?

• 8 about -- ～について

  • a book on pregnancy

• 9 next to or along the side of -- （場所）に沿って, （場所）の近くに

  • The bank is on Maple Street.

  • Cambridge is on the River Cam.

• 10 using something -- （器具）で

  • I spoke to Dad on the phone.

  • I was working on my computer.

• 11 working or being used -- （機械などが）作動して

  • He left the computer on all day.

  • Is this microphone on?

• 12 If you have something on, you are wearing it. -- 身に着けて

  • She has a black coat on.

  • Why don’t you put your new dress on?

• 13 into a bus, train, plane, etc. -- （乗り物に）乗って

  • Amy got on at Paddington Station.

• 14 happening or planned -- 予定どおりで

  • Is the party still on?

  • I’ve got a lot on at the moment.

  • What’s on at the cinema?

• 15 being broadcast or presented -- 放送中で, 上演中で

  • My favourite programme is on tomorrow.

• 16 used to show that an action or event continues -- 続けて

  • Our old traditions live on.

• 17 If something happens on and off during a period of time, it happens sometimes. -- 断続的に

  • They’ve been seeing each other on and off since Christmas.