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入り口

いりぐち

entrance

Mnemonic

The mouth you go in by, which is exactly how the word is put together. The same 入 you duck your head through in 入る, and the same 口 that opens 唇. Over that way: いりぐち.

Built from

enter
A way in, drawn narrowing as it goes.
mouth
A pictograph. A square drawn open, with nothing in it.

Words sharing these kanji

to enter to put in to accept, to accommodate to like, to be pleased with mouth

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