Japanese word

入る

Pronunciation

Romajihairu

Meaning

  • verbenter

Example

部屋に入ります。heya ni hai ri ma su

I enter the room.

Illustration for 入る (enter)

More examples

教室に入ります。kyō shitsu ni hai ri ma su

I enter the classroom.

玄関で靴を脱いで、家に入ります。gen kan de kutsu o nu i de ie ni hai ri ma su

I take off my shoes at the entrance and enter the house.

Core concept

Describes moving from outside into a place or enclosed space.

Common phrases

  • 部屋に入るheya ni hai ru

    enter a room

  • 中に入るnaka ni hai ru

    go inside

  • 家に入るie ni hai ru

    enter a house

Similar words

上がるagaru: To go up into a house or building from its entrance.

Definition in Japanese

外側からある場所や空間の内側へ移動する。soto gawa ka ra a ru ba sho ya kū kan no uchi gawa e i dō su ru

Word origin

入る (hairu, "to enter") is a native Japanese verb inherited from Old Japanese pəwiru, and the change from an older p sound to h accounts for the beginning of hairu.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English enter, 入る (hairu) normally marks a destination with に (ni), so the place entered is not a direct object.

Other meanings

  • come inverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 入りirientrynoun

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