JLPT N5 vocabulary
入る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
はいる1Atamadaka · high start
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to enter, come in, go in, get in, arrive
- to join (a club, company, etc.), enter (a university, the army, etc.), enroll in, go into (e.g. politics), get into
- to be contained in, included in, inside (e.g. a box), come under (a heading), belong in (a category)
- to fit (in a container, building, etc.), be held, be accommodated
- to be introduced, brought in, installed
- to be received, obtained
- to be scored (of points), be won (of votes)
- to turn on, start functioning, start working
- to enter (a month, season, etc.), reach (e.g. a climax), get to (e.g. the main topic), enter into (e.g. negotiations), start doing, begin
- to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), develop
- to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), be applied (e.g. of strength)
- to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), be made
- to enter the body (of alcohol), become drunk

Conjugation
Ends in -iru / -eru like an ichidan verb, but conjugates as godan.
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 入る | 入 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 入 | 入 |
| Polite presentます形 | 入 | 入 |
| Polite pastました形 | 入 | 入 |
| Te-formて形 | 入 | 入 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 入 | 入 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 入 | 入 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 入 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 入 | 入 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 入 | 入る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 入 | 入 |
| Passive受身形 | 入 | 入 |
| Make / let使役形 | 入 | 入 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 入 | 入 |
Example sentences
この部屋に50人は入り切れない。
This room is too small to contain 50 people.
ノックをせずに私の部屋に入ってくるな。
Don't come into my room without knocking.
私が帰宅するが早いか、お風呂に入りました。
No sooner had I returned home than I got in the bath.