“To insert” in Japanese
Short answer
To insert in Japanese is “挿れる” (ireru). Full meaning: to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo); to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire; to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice.
Other ways to say “To insert” in Japanese
組み込む
kumikomu to insert, to include, to incorporate, to install
差し込む
sashikomu to insert, to put in, to thrust in, to plug in; to have a griping pain; to flow in, to shine in
差し挟む
sashihasamu to insert; to interrupt, to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts), to harbour, to entertain (e.g. a theory)
挟み込む
hasamikomu to insert, to put between, to tuck (into)
挿し込む
sashikomu to insert, to put in, to thrust in, to plug in; to have a griping pain; to flow in, to shine in
差し入れる
sashiireru to insert, to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers), to supply
挿す
sasu to insert, to put in; to plant (a cutting), to strike; to arrange (flowers)
嵌める
hameru to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame), to insert (e.g. a cork), to fasten (a button); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves), to place (a hoop) around, to attach (e.g. a hose to a tap); to pigeonhole (into a particular category), to for
植え込む
uekomu to plant, to insert
刷り込む
surikomu to print (on), to insert (an illustration), to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.), to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
組込む
kumikomu to insert, to include, to incorporate, to install
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