入口

Chinese
to enter mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (入口) 入 口
simp. #(入口) 入 口

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 入口 (iriguchi)[1]

Pronunciation

Note: rùkǒur - "entrance".

Noun

入口

  1. entrance; the "in" door; access
    停車場入口／停车场入口  ―  tíngchēchǎng rùkǒu  ―  parking entrance
  2. import(s)

Synonyms

Verb

入口

  1. to enter the mouth
  2. to import

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 293

Japanese
Kanji in this term
入 口
い(り)
Grade: 1		 くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
入り口 (rarer)

Etymology

Compound of 入り (iri, “entry, going in”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “mouth; opening”).[1][2][3] The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いりぐち [ìrígúchí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [iɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

入(いり)口(ぐち) • (iriguchi) 

  1. entrance

Antonyms

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 入口 (rùkǒu)
  • → Korean: 입구 (ipgu)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
入口

Noun

入口 • (ipgu) (hangeul 입구)

  1. Hanja form? of 입구 (“entrance”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
入口

Verb

入口

  1. chữ Hán form of nhập khẩu (“to import”).
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