Chinese

Verb

輸入

1. to bring in; to introduce; to inject
2. to import
3. to input

   輸入數據 / 输入数据  ―  shūrù shùjù  ―  to input data

Noun

輸入

1. inputting; entry (of data)

   數據輸入 / 数据输入  ―  shùjù shūrù  ―  data entry

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alteration of shunyū below, using the kan'yōon of yu for the 輸 character.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ゆにゅう [yùnyúú] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̃ᵝnjɯᵝː]

Noun

輸入 ‎(hiragana ゆにゅう, romaji yunyū, historical hiragana ゆにふ)

1. import, importation

Derived terms

Related terms

• 輸出入 (ゆしゅつにゅう) ‎(yushutsunyū): import-export, exim
• 輸出 (ゆしゅつ) ‎(yushutsu): export

Verb

輸入する ‎(transitive, hiragana ゆにゅうする, romaji yunyū suru, historical hiragana ゆにふする)

1. to import

Conjugation

Etymology 2

/ɕunipu/ → /ɕuniɸu/ → /ɕuniwu/ → /ɕuniu/ → /ɕunjuː/

From Middle Chinese compound 輸入 ‎(syu nyip, literally “to convey + to enter, to go in”).

This reading has been replaced by the yunyū reading above.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [ɕɯ̃ᵝnjɯᵝː]

Noun

輸入 ‎(hiragana しゅにゅう, romaji shunyū, historical hiragana しゆにふ)

1. (obsolete) import, importation

Verb

輸入する ‎(transitive, hiragana しゅにゅうする, romaji shunyū suru, historical hiragana しゆにふする)

1. (obsolete) to import

References

1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9