To Enter

by Nao

hai-ru, i-reru, i-ru, nyū, ju

A new school year will begin soon. In Japan, students enter a school in April. Admission to a school is called nyūgaku. By adding the suffix –suru, it becomes the verb nyūgakusuru, meaning to enter a school. Nyūgakushiki is an entrance ceremony. Shiki means a ceremony.

Inputting data into a computer is called nyūryoku. By adding –suru, it becomes nyūryokusuru, meaning “to input.”

Huge marshmallow-like columns of clouds you can see in summer are called nyūdō gumo.

The verb “hairu“ means to enter. The verb follows a particle called joshi when it takes an object. The particle that you can place after the object of the verb “hairu” is either “ni” or “e.” For example, “gakkō ni hairu” means “to enter a school.”

The verb ireru means to put something into a particular place or a container. The particle that you can place after the object indicating something to move is wo. And the particle that you can place after the destination is either “ni” or “e.” For example, “tegami wo fūtō ni ireru” means “to put a letter into an envelop.” Tegami means a letter; fūtō, an envelop.

The second stroke is longer than the first.