入

enter

JLPT N5 Grade 1 2 strokes

Kun'yomi: い・はい
On'yomi: ニュウ
Radical: 人 · person (human being)

入 means "enter". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 2 strokes. It is read い・はい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ニュウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

入口いりぐち

entrance

入 in example sentences

入山にゅうざんした。

Nyuuzan shita.

I went into the mountains.
中なかに入いれて。

Naka ni irete.

Let me in.
入いれません。

Iremasen.

I can't enter.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 入

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Common questions

What does the kanji 入 mean?: 入 means "enter". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 入 have?: 入 is written in 2 strokes.
How is 入 read?: It is read い・はい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ニュウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 入?: 入 is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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