Conjugation
Tap for 入れる (transitive)
Tap for 入る (intransitive)
- 入る — to enter
- 入れる — to insert; to put in
- 入口 — entrance
- 入学 — school admission
- 輸入 — import
- 入院 — hospitalization
Compound - tap to expand
- 入り込む — to get into; to penetrate
- 入り直す — to re-enter
- 入り浸る — to hang around constantly
- 入り交じる — to mix in; to be intermingled
- 入り乱れる — to be in disorder; to be mixed up
- 気に入る — to like; to be pleased with
- 目に入る — to catch one’s eye
- 耳に入る — to hear; to come to know
- 手に入る — to obtain; to get
- 立ち入る — to enter; to intrude; to go into (details)
- 入れ替える — to replace; to swap
- 入れ直す — to put in again
- 入れ忘れる — to forget to put in
The shape of “入” originally represented a person entering through a doorway. It carries the ideas of going in, inserting, or becoming a part of something. You’ll see it frequently in words about admissions, directions, and action-related verbs.