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Japanese symbol for “enrollment”

Romaji: nyuugaku
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment

In Japanese, enrollment is , read (nyuugaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

Kanji and stroke order

enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “enrollment”

WordReadingMeaning
へんにゅう hennyuuadmission; incorporation; enlistment
にゅうだん nyuudanjoining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
にゅうかい nyuukaiadmission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance
にゅうこう nyuukouadmission (to a school); entrance; enrolment
とうろくしゃすう tourokushasuunumber of subscribers; number of registrants; enrollment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
ゆにゅう yunyuuimport; importation; introduction
にゅういん nyuuinhospitalization; hospitalisation
がっこう gakkouschool
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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