入

音読おんよみ: ニュウ

訓読くんよみ:・いれる・はいる

画数かくすう: 2 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: Self

Meaning

Enter; insert; go in

Often paired with
出 (exit) ... ➡️

  • はいる — to enter
  • はいれる — to insert; to put in
  • 入口いりぐち — entrance
  • 入学にゅうがく — school admission
  • 輸入ゆにゅう — import
  • 入院にゅういん — hospitalization

The shape of “入” originally represented a person entering through a doorway. It carries the ideas of going in, inserting, or becoming a part of something. You’ll see it frequently in words about admissions, directions, and action-related verbs.

この部屋へやはいってください。
Please enter this room.

ちゃれましょうか?
Shall I pour some tea?

院
Creates
入院にゅういん:Hospitalization
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