Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 入い り 口ぐち で 待ま つ to wait at the entrance of a place
I waited for my friend at the station entrance.
入い り 口ぐち を 入はい る to go in through the entrance
Right after you go in through the entrance, there's a restroom on the right.
入い り 口ぐち に 立た つ to stand at the entrance
A staff member was standing at the entrance giving directions.
入い り 口ぐち を 探さが す to look for the entrance
I walked around the building looking for the entrance.
Related words 玄関 refers specifically to the entryway/foyer of a house or building, while 入り口 is a more general term for any point of entry.
門 is a physical gate structure, whereas 入り口 more broadly denotes the entrance point itself, which may or may not have a gate.
入口 is the generic word for any entrance, while 木戸 specifically names the traditional gate used to admit spectators at sumo halls and theaters.
入り口 refers broadly to any entrance point, whereas 戸口 emphasizes the actual door or doorway itself, often of a traditional dwelling.
入り口 is a general word for any entrance, while 乗車口 specifically means the entrance for boarding a train, bus, or similar vehicle.
Opposites 出口 is the point where one leaves, while 入り口 is the point where one enters, making them direct opposites.
入り口 is the entrance of a place, the opposite end from 奥 , the deep interior.
Don't confuse with 入口 names the physical doorway or entrance itself, while 入り refers to the act or event of entering, as in 会場入り .
入口 refers only to the entrance side of a place, while 出入り口 denotes a single opening used for both entering and exiting.
Written forms 入り口 Usage 44% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
入口 Usage 56% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
いりくち Usage <1%
這入口
rarely-used kanji form
はいりくち
はいりぐち
Etymology Compound of 入り (iri, 'entering', the continuative form of 入る ) + 口 (kuchi, 'mouth; opening'). The reading いりぐち is the most common; いりくち is a variant with rendaku voicing absent. はいりぐち and はいりくち are formed from the verb 入る (hairu) instead of 入る (iru).
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