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Kanji Detail for 入 - "to enter, to accept, income"

入

  • Meaning

    入 means "to enter, to accept, income."

    1. To enter - To go in; to put inside.

    2. To accept - To receive; to take in.

    3. Income - Earnings; revenue.

    4. Entering tone - One of the four tones in Chinese phonology.

    5. Dye count - A counter for dyeing processes.

  • Words using 入

    • 輸入 ゆにゅう Listen import; importation; introduction
    • 収入 しゅうにゅう Listen income; earnings; revenue
    • 導入 どうにゅう Listen introduction; bringing in; installation
    • 購入 こうにゅう Listen purchase; buying
    • 介入 かいにゅう Listen intervention
    • 入札 にゅうさつ Listen bid; tender; bidding
    • 入場 にゅうじょう Listen entrance; entering; admission
    • 入学 にゅうがく Listen admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment

  • Four-character idioms with 入

    • 単刀直入 たんとうちょくにゅう Listen straight to the point; point-blank; frank
    • 一球入魂 いっきゅうにゅうこん Listen putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
    • 感情移入 かんじょういにゅう Listen empathy
    • 脱米入亜 だつべいにゅうあ Listen away from America, toward Asia (as a political policy, etc.)

  • Tattoo check: 入

    • Verified meaning: to enter, to accept, income
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いり, かえる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 入

    Surnames 入(いり)Listen 入(かえる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    enter; insert

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    enter, come in(to), join

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to enter, to come in; to join

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 出 (exit). From outside to inside. | To insert. Such as 入手, meaning to get involved. In criminal law, 故入 means deliberately framing someone into crime. Also, collecting is called 入. Such as 詧入. | To gain. Gaining funds is called 入. Such as 入不敷出 (income doesn't cover expenses), 量入為出 (spend according to income). | Meaning of fitting together. Such as 入調 (in tune), 入格 (fitting the format), meaning matching the style. | Character pronunciation is divided into four tones: level, rising, departing, and entering. The short and abrupt tone is the entering tone.

  • Onyomi

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    ju(ジュ) ジュ

    nyuu(ニュウ) ニュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    hai.ru(はい-る) はい-る

    i.re(い-れ) い-れ

    i.reru(い-れる) い-れる

    i.ri(い-り) い-り

    i.ru(い-る) い-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    2 strokes

  • Radical

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    入 (iru・nyu・irigashira・iriyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to enter to accept income dye count dye color insert put in store keep earnings imbue immerse induct infiltrate infuse inject input inside revenue

Sentences including 入

  • She has been in hospital for a month.

  • He stood up to go inside.

  • I couldn't get in.

  • She went in to get it.

  • Let me make you a cup of hot coffee.

  • It's time to get down to business.

  • I put on my favorite dress for the party.

  • Do come in , please.

  • It was dark when he came in.

  • There are a few books in the bag.

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