入る (Hairu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
- godan verb, intransitive verbto join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be received; to be obtained
Examples
本論に入ろう。
Let's get down to business.
風呂へ入ったか。
Did you take a bath?
列車が入ってくるよ。
Here comes the train.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).