Japanese symbol for “enrolment”

入学

にゅうがく

Romaji: nyuugaku

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

In Japanese, enrolment is 入学, read にゅうがく (nyuugaku).

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Meanings

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

Kanji and stroke order

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “enrolment”

Word	Reading	Meaning
入団	にゅうだん nyuudan	joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
入会	にゅうかい nyuukai	admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance
入校	にゅうこう nyuukou	admission (to a school); entrance; enrolment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying
導入	どうにゅう dounyuu	introduction; bringing in; installation
収入	しゅうにゅう shuunyuu	income; earnings; revenue
輸入	ゆにゅう yunyuu	import; importation; introduction
入院	にゅういん nyuuin	hospitalization; hospitalisation
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
大学	だいがく daigaku	university; college
学生	がくせい gakusei	student (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.