Japanese symbol for “ingest”

口に入る

くちにはいる

Romaji: kuchinihairu

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth

In Japanese, ingest is 口に入る, read くちにはいる (kuchinihairu).

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

exp, v5r to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth
exp, v5r to be able to eat

Kanji and stroke order

口

mouth

on: コウ、ク
kun: くち

3 strokes · JLPT 4

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “ingest”

Word	Reading	Meaning
インジェスト	インジェスト injesuto	ingest; process of capturing, transferring or importing different types of video, audio, or image media

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
人口	じんこう jinkou	population
悪口	わるぐち waruguchi	(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
窓口	まどぐち madoguchi	counter; window; teller window
出口	でぐち deguchi	exit; way out
入り口	いりぐち iriguchi	entrance; entry; gate
口座	こうざ kouza	account (e.g. bank)
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying
導入	どうにゅう dounyuu	introduction; bringing in; installation

See also: Chinese symbol for “ingest”.

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