入 – JLPT N5 Kanji, Kanji for enter, insert (With 3D Visualization)
Kanji for enter, insert
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入
- Meanings
- enter, insert
- Onyomi
- ニュウ
- Kunyomi
- い.れる , はい.る
- Name Readings
- いり, いる, に, の, りり
- JLPT
- N5
- Grade
- 1
- Frequency
- -
- Kanji Writing Practice
- Practice
Stroke Order
Story
The kanji 入 was originally a simple drawing of something going between two lines — like a person entering a doorway or an object sliding into a space. The slanted strokes show movement inward, narrowing as they go down, symbolizing “entering” or “putting in.” In ancient writing, it clearly showed the idea of going into a place or fitting inside something.
Short Story
A shape showing movement into a space — 入 represents “to enter” or “to put in.”
Mnemonic
Picture two walls or a doorway narrowing in front of you — you step forward and go inside. That motion of entering through a space is 入, the kanji for “to enter.”
Vocabulary Examples
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 入り | いり | entering, entrance, entry | common Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 入 | しお | counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye) | Suffix, Counter |
| 入学 | にゅうがく | admission (to a school or university), entrance, enrolment, enrollment, matriculation | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 入る | はいる | to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 入れる | いれる | to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo) | common JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 入院 | にゅういん | hospitalization, hospitalisation | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく | bathing, going in the bath | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 入場 | にゅうじょう | entrance, entering, admission, admittance | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | joining a company, getting a job with a company, starting work at a company | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 入れ物 | いれもの | container, case, receptacle | common JLPT-N2 Noun |