What does 入る (hairu | はいる) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

さっきなぜかマイクが入らなかった。
sakki naze ka maiku ga haira nakatta.
For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

選挙で小泉氏はすでに安全圏に入った。
senkyo de koizumi shi wa sudeni anzen ken ni haitta.
Mr Koizumi is now sure of election.

彼氏が留置所に入って10日経ちました。
kareshi ga tomeoki sho ni haitte 10 nichi tachi mashi ta.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.

祖母の遺灰は寺院に置かれた骨壷に入っている。
sobo no noko hai wa jīn ni oka re ta kotsutsubo ni haitte iru.
Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

先程、どういうわけかマイクが入りませんでした。
sakihodo, dōyū wake ka maiku ga hairi masen deshi ta.
For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

ランナーはコーナーを回ってホームストレッチへ入った。
rannā wa kōnā o mawatte hōmusutorecchi e haitta.
The runners rounded the corner into the homestretch.

ドアを開けて入ってきたのは、まったく見知らぬ人だった。
doa o ake te haitte ki ta no wa, mattaku mishiranu hito datta.
The person who opened the door and came in was an utter stranger.

補足情報には、副詞や副詞のはたらきをするものが入ります。
hosoku jōhō ni wa, fukushi ya fukushi no hataraki o suru mono ga hairi masu.
Supplementary information includes adverbs and things that function as adverbs.

机の上に写真立てに入った子どもの写真と結婚式の写真があった。
tsukue no ue ni shashin date ni haitta kodomo no shashin to kekkonshiki no shashin ga atta.
There were framed pictures of a child and a wedding on top of the desk.

子宮内膜炎は、細菌が子宮内に入り、内膜に炎症を起す病気である。
shikyū nai maku en wa, saikin ga shikyū nai ni hairi, uchi maku ni enshō o okosu byōki de aru.
Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.

白いガラスに、幾色かの色ガラスが入り、かわいらしい印象に仕上がりました。
shiroi garasu ni, iku shoku ka no iro garasu ga hairi, kawairashī inshō ni shiagari mashi ta.
To the white glass, I added glass of various colours, producing a pretty feel.

教室に入って席に着くのとほぼ同時に、始業を知らせるチャイムの音が鳴り響く。
kyōshitsu ni haitte seki ni tsuku no to hobo dōjini, shigyū o shiraseru chaimu no oto ga narihibiku.
About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.

商店街に入ると、陽菜はまるでおのぼりさんのようにキョロキョロ辺りを見回した。
shōten gai ni hairu to, hi sai wa marude o nobori san no yō ni kyorokyoro atari o mimawashi ta.
As we entered the shopping district Haruna's gaze darted about, just like she was a rustic from the hills, as she looked over the area.

今日、朝一でポートレートの予約が入っているんだが・・・どうだ？試しにやってみるか？
kyō, asa ichi de pōtorēto no yoyaku ga haitte irun da ga . . . dō da? tameshi ni yatte miru ka?
First thing today there's an appointment for a portrait ... what do you say? Will you try doing it as a test?

蜘蛛の巣とか一杯だったけど、他に道も無さそうだったので意を決して入っていきました。
kumo no su toka ichi hai datta kedo, ta ni michi mo na sa sō datta node i o kesshite haitte iki mashi ta.
It was full of spider webs and stuff, but there didn't seem to be any other way to go, so we firmed up our resolve and went.

会社に入ると、自分が望むと望まざるとにかかわらず、会社のために働かなくてはいけない。
kaisha ni hairu to, jibun ga nozomu to nozoma zaru to ni kakawara zu, kaisha no tame ni hataraka naku te wa ike nai.
Once you enter a company, you have to work for the company, whether you want to or not.

あなたは充分可愛い女の子の範疇に入ると思います。部長のおめがねには余裕でかなってしまうでしょう。
anata wa jūbun kawaī onnanoko no hanchū ni hairu to omoi masu. buchō no o megane ni wa yoyū de kanatte shimau desho u.
I think you fall well within 'cute girl'. You'd easily go and pass in his judgement.

「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない！」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」.
' se ga nobi te haira nai wa yo ne ' ' sō, danjite futotta wake de wa nai! ' ' seichō shi ta toyū benri na kotoba wa wareware no kirifuda '
"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card.".

初めて催眠に入る人の場合、とても浅い催眠状態から、覚醒してもらって、催眠状態と普通に覚醒した状態とを比べてもらうことがよくあります。
hajimete saimin ni hairu hito no bāi, totemo asai saimin jōtai kara, kakusei shi te moratte, saimin jōtai to futsū ni kakusei shi ta jōtai to o kurabe te morau koto ga yoku ari masu.
When people are being put into a hypnotic state for the first time I often, after placing them in a very light hypnotic state, wake them and ask them to compare their wakening state to that when hypnotised.

	The Japanese word
	入る
	is pronounced
	hairu \| はいる
	means
	to enter, to get in, to go in

	Examples:
	さっきなぜかマイクが入らなかった。 sakki naze ka maiku ga haira nakatta. For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
	選挙で小泉氏はすでに安全圏に入った。 senkyo de koizumi shi wa sudeni anzen ken ni haitta. Mr Koizumi is now sure of election.
	彼氏が留置所に入って10日経ちました。 kareshi ga tomeoki sho ni haitte 10 nichi tachi mashi ta. It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
	祖母の遺灰は寺院に置かれた骨壷に入っている。 sobo no noko hai wa jīn ni oka re ta kotsutsubo ni haitte iru. Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.
	先程、どういうわけかマイクが入りませんでした。 sakihodo, dōyū wake ka maiku ga hairi masen deshi ta. For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
	ランナーはコーナーを回ってホームストレッチへ入った。 rannā wa kōnā o mawatte hōmusutorecchi e haitta. The runners rounded the corner into the homestretch.
	ドアを開けて入ってきたのは、まったく見知らぬ人だった。 doa o ake te haitte ki ta no wa, mattaku mishiranu hito datta. The person who opened the door and came in was an utter stranger.
	補足情報には、副詞や副詞のはたらきをするものが入ります。 hosoku jōhō ni wa, fukushi ya fukushi no hataraki o suru mono ga hairi masu. Supplementary information includes adverbs and things that function as adverbs.
	机の上に写真立てに入った子どもの写真と結婚式の写真があった。 tsukue no ue ni shashin date ni haitta kodomo no shashin to kekkonshiki no shashin ga atta. There were framed pictures of a child and a wedding on top of the desk.
	子宮内膜炎は、細菌が子宮内に入り、内膜に炎症を起す病気である。 shikyū nai maku en wa, saikin ga shikyū nai ni hairi, uchi maku ni enshō o okosu byōki de aru. Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.
	白いガラスに、幾色かの色ガラスが入り、かわいらしい印象に仕上がりました。 shiroi garasu ni, iku shoku ka no iro garasu ga hairi, kawairashī inshō ni shiagari mashi ta. To the white glass, I added glass of various colours, producing a pretty feel.
	教室に入って席に着くのとほぼ同時に、始業を知らせるチャイムの音が鳴り響く。 kyōshitsu ni haitte seki ni tsuku no to hobo dōjini, shigyū o shiraseru chaimu no oto ga narihibiku. About the same time as he entered the classroom and arrived at his seat, the chime to announce class rings across the school.
	商店街に入ると、陽菜はまるでおのぼりさんのようにキョロキョロ辺りを見回した。 shōten gai ni hairu to, hi sai wa marude o nobori san no yō ni kyorokyoro atari o mimawashi ta. As we entered the shopping district Haruna's gaze darted about, just like she was a rustic from the hills, as she looked over the area.
	今日、朝一でポートレートの予約が入っているんだが・・・どうだ？試しにやってみるか？ kyō, asa ichi de pōtorēto no yoyaku ga haitte irun da ga . . . dō da? tameshi ni yatte miru ka? First thing today there's an appointment for a portrait ... what do you say? Will you try doing it as a test?
	蜘蛛の巣とか一杯だったけど、他に道も無さそうだったので意を決して入っていきました。 kumo no su toka ichi hai datta kedo, ta ni michi mo na sa sō datta node i o kesshite haitte iki mashi ta. It was full of spider webs and stuff, but there didn't seem to be any other way to go, so we firmed up our resolve and went.
	会社に入ると、自分が望むと望まざるとにかかわらず、会社のために働かなくてはいけない。 kaisha ni hairu to, jibun ga nozomu to nozoma zaru to ni kakawara zu, kaisha no tame ni hataraka naku te wa ike nai. Once you enter a company, you have to work for the company, whether you want to or not.
	あなたは充分可愛い女の子の範疇に入ると思います。部長のおめがねには余裕でかなってしまうでしょう。 anata wa jūbun kawaī onnanoko no hanchū ni hairu to omoi masu. buchō no o megane ni wa yoyū de kanatte shimau desho u. I think you fall well within 'cute girl'. You'd easily go and pass in his judgement.
	「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない！」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」. ' se ga nobi te haira nai wa yo ne ' ' sō, danjite futotta wake de wa nai! ' ' seichō shi ta toyū benri na kotoba wa wareware no kirifuda ' "We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card.".
	初めて催眠に入る人の場合、とても浅い催眠状態から、覚醒してもらって、催眠状態と普通に覚醒した状態とを比べてもらうことがよくあります。 hajimete saimin ni hairu hito no bāi, totemo asai saimin jōtai kara, kakusei shi te moratte, saimin jōtai to futsū ni kakusei shi ta jōtai to o kurabe te morau koto ga yoku ari masu. When people are being put into a hypnotic state for the first time I often, after placing them in a very light hypnotic state, wake them and ask them to compare their wakening state to that when hypnotised.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org