enter, insert
On'yomi (音読み)
- ニュウ
- ジュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- い.る
- はい.る
- い.れる
About this kanji
The kanji 入, pronounced as 'nyuu' or 'iru,' primarily means to enter or to insert. It is often used in both verbs and nouns. For example, 入口 (iriguchi) means entrance, where you can go in. Another compound, 入学 (nyuugaku), refers to starting school, usually when students enter a new grade or school. The verb 入る (hairu) means to enter, while 入れます (iremasu) means to insert something into another object. A key usage note is that 入 often signifies a movement into an enclosed space, making it useful in various contexts, like entering rooms or institutions.
Example sentences
私は部屋に入ります。
I will enter the room.
Meanings across languages
- English
- enter, insert
- Tiếng Việt
- vào, chèn vào
- 日本語
- 入る, 入れます
- 한국어
- 입장하다, 삽입하다
- 中文
- 输入, 插入
- id
- masuk, menyisipkan
- th
- เข้า, ใส่
- es
- entrar, insertar
- fr
- entrer, insérer
- de
- eingeben, einfügen
- pt
- entrar, inserir
Common compounds
- 入口いりぐちentrance
- 入学にゅうがくentrance to school
- 入るはいるto enter
- 入れますいれますto insert
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