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Where does “入” come from?

入 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 入る, from Old Japanese いる.

入 (Japanese): to enter

Definitions

  1. to enter

Ancestry of “入”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese入るto enter, go into, get into; to arrive; to join a...
2Old Japaneseいる—

Words derived from “入”

  • 貫入
  • 陥入
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