Noun suffix that attaches to a noun to form a word for a container or holder for that item. Common in everyday vocabulary.
See also: 名刺入れ
I forgot my business card holder.
inserting; putting in
Noun suffix that forms nouns describing the act of putting something into a place or state. Often used in compound nouns like 車庫入れ (parking in a garage) or 質入れ (pawning).
Please put the lunch in the lunch box.
I'm not good at parking in a garage.
He pawned his watch.
put in; insert; install; set · admit; accept; employ · accept; comply; grant; adopt · include · pay (rent, etc.) · cast (a vote) · make (tea, coffee, etc.) · turn on (a switch, etc.) · send (a fax); call
acceptance; receiving; admission
taking in; harvesting; adoption
replacement; substitution; swap · shunting; switching
care; maintenance; repair; grooming · police raid; crackdown
purchasing; stocking; procurement
emotional attachment; deep feeling; passion · expressive attitude; meditative pose; posing for effect
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
insertion; putting in · sending to a prisoner; care package for inmate · supply of refreshments; care package for workers
proposal; offer; request; notice
be replaced; change places; be swapped · switch; exchange; change (with someone)
replace; substitute; switch · move; transfer
tattoo; tattooing
denture; false tooth
driving into; entering by vehicle
closet; built-in wardrobe
taking in and out; depositing and withdrawing
container; case; receptacle · coffin; casket
shoring up; bolstering; support; promotion · market manipulation; jacking-up
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
borrowing (money); loan
support; backing; patronage
buying; purchasing; procurement
storage place; container; compartment; closet; pocket
incorporation; insertion · nesting; nest · square offering tray (unvarnished wood, nested set of three) · latticed ceiling
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
fire pan; brazier · heating; applying heat · first lighting; firing; kindling; igniting · pasteurization
quenching; hardening; tempering
entry; marginal notes
deposit; making a deposit
Derived from the verb 入れる (ireru, 'to put in'), functioning as a nominalizing suffix in compound nouns.