Translation guide
How to express 'come in' in Japanese, covering entering a room, receiving items, signals, and more.
Come in! (casual)
Inviting someone to enter a room, house, or building.
Polite invitation to enter. Use when welcoming guests.
Please come in.
Casual but polite way to say 'come in', often accompanied by a gesture.
Casual command form. Use with friends or family.
Come in.
What you say when entering someone's home. Literally 'I'm disturbing you'.
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.
Describing a radio signal, TV broadcast, or communication coming in clearly.
Used for signals, broadcasts, or communications being received.
Describing trends, fashions, or seasonal items becoming popular or available.
Verb meaning 'to be popular' or 'to come into fashion'.
When someone enters a discussion or participates.
Literally 'enter the conversation'. Used when someone joins in.
Describing income, payments, or funds being received.
Noun meaning 'payment received' or 'deposit'. Often used in business.
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.
Come in.
The mail came in.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to enter'. Can be used for things coming into a container or space.
An email came in.
The signal isn't coming in well.
Technical term for 'to receive' a signal. More formal.
We are receiving a signal from the satellite.
This style is coming in again.
For seasonal foods, meaning 'to come into season'.
Watermelons have come in season.
He came into the conversation.
A payment came in.
General verb for money coming in.
A lot of income came in this month.