入る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 這い (to crawl, continuative form) + 入る (iru, to enter, etymology 2)

Verb

入る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana はいる, rōmaji hairu)

  1. to enter, go into, get into
     () () (はい)
    o-furo ni hairu
    take a bath
    (literally, “enter the bath”)
    対策 (たいさく) (けん) (とう) (はい)
    taisaku no kentō ni hairu
    start discussing plans for countermeasures
    (literally, “enter countermeasure investigation”)
    亀裂 (きれつ) (はい)ったタイヤ
    kiretsu ga haitta taiya
    cracked tire
    (literally, “tire that has had cracks enter”)
    ヒビ (はい)ったiPhone (アイフォン)
    hibi ga haitta aifon
    cracked iPhone
    (literally, “iPhone that has had cracks enter”)
  2. to arrive
  3. to join a group or organization
  4. to contain, include
  5. to hold in a container, building, etc.
  6. for a period of time to begin
  7. to become usable
Antonyms

Derived terms

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Japanese verb pair
active  ()れる
mediopassive  ()

Verb

入る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いる, rōmaji iru)

  1. to go in; to come in
Conjugation
Idioms
Usage notes
  • Mostly confined to fixed expressions and idioms.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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