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投入口 (とうにゅうぐち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
insertion slot ; input port
Refers to a physical opening where something is inserted, such as a coin slot, ticket feeder, or card reader. Common in vending machines, ATMs, and ticket gates.
とう
入にゅう
口ぐち
に
切きっ
符ぷ
を
入い
れる
と
、
ゲート
が
開ひら
き
ます
。
When you insert your ticket into the slot of the ticket gate, the gate opens.
Similar words 差さし 込こみ 口ぐち 差込口 is a more general term for any insertion opening, while 投入口 specifically implies inserting something to be processed or used, like coins or tickets.
取とり 出だし 口ぐち 取出口 is the outlet or dispensing slot where items come out, contrasting with 投入口 where items go in.
Etymology Compound of 投入 (とうにゅう, 'insertion, throwing in') and 口 (ぐち/こう, 'mouth, opening'). The reading ぐち is a rendaku form of 口 when used as a suffix.
