入 – enter, insert

2 strokesTaught in grade 1#56 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 入 means enter, insert. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ニュウ、ジュ (nyuu, ju); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる、-い.れ、はい.る (iru, iru, iri, ireru, ire, hairu). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 入 (no. 11).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ニュウ	nyuu
On’yomi	ジュ	ju
Kun’yomi	い.る	iru
Kun’yomi	-い.る	iru
Kun’yomi	-い.り	iri
Kun’yomi	い.れる	ireru
Kun’yomi	-い.れ	ire
Kun’yomi	はい.る	hairu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 入 (Kangxi radical 11).

Words using 入

入口いりぐちentrance入るはいるto enter入れるいれるto put in入学にゅうがくadmission (to a school or university)輸入ゆにゅうimport入院にゅういんhospitalization押し入れおしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors)収入しゅうにゅうincome記入きにゅうentry (in a form, register, diary, etc.)入場にゅうじょうentrance気に入るきにいるto like侵入しんにゅうinvasion入社にゅうしゃjoining a company入れ物いれものcontainer出入りでいりgoing in and out出入口でいりぐちexit and entrance手入れていれcare四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding (off出入り口でいりぐちexit and entrance日の入りひのいりsunset取り入れるとりいれるto take in購入こうにゅうpurchase投入とうにゅうthrowing in導入どうにゅうintroduction

Example sentences

１台の車が入り口に止まった。

A car stopped at the entrance.

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日本の家に入るときには靴を脱がなくてはなりません。

You must remove your shoes when you enter a Japanese house.

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目に砂が入りました。

I got some sand in my eye.

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Kanji with the same radical

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