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入り口

Entrance


Meaning

Entrance

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A mouth that you enter is an entrance.


Reading

いりぐち

Explanation

This word is really two separate words put together to form one, so let's look at it in two parts: The kanji 入 has り attached to it as okurigana (hiragana that comes after a kanji), so you can bet that 入り will use a kun'yomi reading for the kanji. You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you: The entrance you're going through is really eerie (いり). It has cobwebs and creepy figures carved into it, and it just gives you a really eerie feeling. Since 入り uses the kun'yomi, you can guess that 口 will follow suit. You learned this reading with the vocabulary, but the く in くち changes to ぐ due to something called rendaku. Think of it as an eerie entrance into the Gucci (ぐち) store.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • トンネルの入り口

    entrance to the tunnel

    ビルの入り口

    entrance to the building

    ホテルの入り口

    entrance to the hotel

  • 入り口にある

    to be at the entrance

    入り口におく

    to put something at the entrance

    入り口にいる

    to be at the entrance

  • 入り口の一つ

    one of the entrances

    入り口のドア

    entrance door

    入り口の人

    the person at the entrance

Context Sentences

入り口は、どこ?

Where is the entrance?

入り口が三つあります。

There are three entrances.

まず、あなたのアパートの入り口のドアの大きさをおしえて。

First, tell me the size of the entryway door of your apartment.


Kanji Composition