Meaning

Primary

Entrance

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A mouth that you enter is an entrance.

Reading

いりぐち
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word is really two separate words put together to form one, so let's look at it in two parts:

The kanji has 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 will follow suit. You learned this reading with the vocabulary, but the in くち changes to due to something called rendaku. Think of it as an eerie entrance into the Gucci (ぐち) store.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • ホテルの入り口

    entrance to the hotel

    ビルの入り口

    entrance to the building

    トンネルの入り口

    entrance to the tunnel

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