【入】(nyu, hai-ru, i-ru/enter, go in, come in) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 入.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・nyū　にゅう

For example,

・入門　nyū-mon　にゅうもん
introduction to
・入門書　nyū-mon sho　にゅうもんしょ
introductory book

・入院　nyū-in　にゅういん
hospitalization

・入学　nyū-gaku　にゅうがく
enrolment in schools
・入学式　nyū-gaku shiki　にゅうがくしき
school entrance ceremony

・入力　nyū-ryoku　にゅうりょく
input, type
私はウェブサイトに文字を入力した
I typed the letters into the website

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・i-reru　い-れる
・hai-ru　はい-る

For example,

・日の入　hi-no-iri　ひのいり
setting sun, sunset
日の出と日の入 hi-no-de to hi-no-iri　ひのでとひのいり
Sunrise and sunset

・入口／入り口　iri-guchi　いりぐち
entrance
・入口と出口　iri-guchi to de-guchi　いりぐちとでぐち
・出入口　de-iri-guchi　でいりぐち
Entrance and Exit

・入れ替え　i-re ka-e　いれかえ
replacement, change

・入れ物　i-re-mono　いれもの
container, case

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 人.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・go in
・come in
・enter

Radical

And the radical of this character is 儿　hitoahi/nin-nyo
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・入江　Irie　いりえ

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 入

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 入

・入山 杏奈　Iriyama Anna　いりやまあんな
She is an actress, an idol.

・入江 陵介　Irie Ryosuke　いりえりょうすけ
He is a swimmer.

・家入 レオ　Ieiri Reo　いえいりれお
She is a singer.

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 入

・人　jin, nin, hito　じん、にん、ひと
person, people, human

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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