large attendance; full house; capacity audience
Used for theaters, concerts, and events when the venue is packed or attendance is very high. Often seen in phrases like 大入り満員.
Antonyms: 不入り
初日の公演は大入りだった。
The opening-day performance was a full house.
大入り満員で、立ち見が出るほどだった。
It was so packed that there were standing-room-only spectators.
small attendance; poor turnout
full house bonus envelope; bonus for a sold-out show
packed house; full to capacity; sellout
Compound of 大 (large) and 入り (entering, attendance). The reading おおいり follows standard rendaku voicing of 入り.