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入
Enter, Insert
い(る) (iru), はい(る) (hairu)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Did you know? Ancient versions of 入 were drawn as a simple picture of something moving into an opening. More than 3,000 years later, the kanji still looks remarkably similar. It's one of the easiest examples of an ancient pictograph surviving into modern Japanese.
Memory Trick
The shape 入 looks a narrow cave entrance. ⚠️ Beware of mixing this kanji with 人- Person Kanji.
Readings
Onyomi: ニュウ (nyuu)
Kunyomi: い(る) (iru), はい(る) (hairu)
Example Words
入る
はいる (hairu)
To enter
入口
いりぐち (iriguchi)
Entrance
入学
にゅうがく (nyuugaku)
School admission
入れる
いれる (ireru)
To put in
Example Sentence
部屋に入ってください。
へや に はいって ください。
heya ni haitte kudasai
Please enter the room.