Translation guide
How to express 'come in' in Japanese, covering entering a room, receiving items, signals, and more.
入って。
Come in! (casual)
Inviting someone to enter a room, house, or building.
Polite invitation to enter. Use when welcoming guests.
どうぞお入りください。
Please come in.
Casual but polite way to say 'come in', often accompanied by a gesture.
どうぞ。
Come in.
What you say when entering someone's home. Literally 'I'm disturbing you'.
お邪魔します。
Thank you for having me. (said when entering)
Telling someone that something has arrived or been received, like mail or a package.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to arrive' or 'to be delivered'. Used for mail, packages, etc.
郵便が届きました。
The mail came in.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to enter'. Can be used for things coming into a container or space.
メールが入りました。
An email came in.
Describing a radio signal, TV broadcast, or communication coming in clearly.
Used for signals, broadcasts, or communications being received.
電波がよく入らない。
The signal isn't coming in well.
Technical term for 'to receive' a signal. More formal.
衛星からの信号を受信しています。
We are receiving a signal from the satellite.
Describing trends, fashions, or seasonal items becoming popular or available.
Verb meaning 'to be popular' or 'to come into fashion'.
このスタイルがまた流行っている。
This style is coming in again.
For seasonal foods, meaning 'to come into season'.
スイカが旬になりました。
Watermelons have come in season.
When someone enters a discussion or participates.
Literally 'enter the conversation'. Used when someone joins in.
彼も会話に入ってきた。
He came into the conversation.
Describing income, payments, or funds being received.
The English phrase 'come in' covers many situations. In Japanese, you must choose the right verb or phrase depending on context: entering a room (入る), receiving mail (届く), signals (入る), etc. Using 来る (くる) for 'come in' is often unnatural.
A lot of income came in this month.