入る

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 部屋に入ります。▶ —
   I enter the room.
2. お風呂に入ります。▶ —
   I take a bath.

Collocations

Mnemonic

はいる — 入る, Yamato. A godan -ru verb (the look-alike trap ── 入って, 入らない, both godan). The kanji 入 is a pictograph of something slanting inward ── the motion itself drawn. The intransitive 入る pairs with the transitive 入れる ireru (to put in). The clean opposite of 出る deru (to exit) ── 入る / 出る are the two characters in 入口 / 出口 (entrance / exit). A cultural usage: お風呂に入る = 'to enter the bath = to bathe'. Distinct from 浴びる abiru (to shower) ── in Japanese bathing culture, 入る is the tub you soak in, 浴びる is the shower you stand under. The Korean reading ip is sister to the onyomi にゅう ── 入学 nyuugaku (school entry).

Quick check

1. For "I put sugar in my coffee", which verb?

   • 入れます iremasu (correct, transitive "put in")
   • 入ります hairimasu (intransitive — "I enter coffee")
   • 出ます (= "I exit / leave")
   • 飲みます (= "I drink", different action)