How to say "admission" in Japanese

• 入学にゅうがくJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAdmission to a school or university, i.e. entering and enrolling as a student. Use this when talking about getting into or starting at a school, as in entrance procedures or an admission rate.
  私の息子むすこは、高校こうこうに入学にゅうがくした。↗

  My son entered high school.
• 入所にゅうしょCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAdmission to an institute, nursery school, or similar facility, meaning entering the place itself rather than a school as a student. Use it for being admitted to such an institution.
• 入会にゅうかいCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAdmission to a society, club, or similar group; it shades into 'joining' or 'enrollment' as a member. Use this for becoming a member of an organization rather than entering a place.
  私はそのクラブへの入会にゅうかいを許ゆるされた。↗

  I gained admission to the club.
• 編入へんにゅうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbGlossed simply as 'admission', but its core senses are incorporation and enrollment, so it is really about being incorporated or enrolled into something, not the everyday school-admission sense; 入学 is usually the word you want there.
• 告白こくはくJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe confession sense of 'admission': admitting to a crime or wrongdoing. This is the word for owning up to something, and it is not used for being admitted to schools, clubs, or facilities.
  自分じぶんの過あやまちを告白こくはくするのに恥はじる必要ひつようは何なんもない。↗

  There is no need to be ashamed of confessing one's mistakes.

Japanese picks the word by what you are being admitted to: a school, an institution, a club, a transfer, or an admission of guilt, so match the destination or the confession sense.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 入学にゅうがくadmission (to a school or university)
• 入所にゅうしょadmission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.)
• 入会にゅうかいadmission (to a society, club, etc.)
• 編入へんにゅうadmission
• 告白こくはくconfession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.)
• 入場にゅうじょうentrance
• 自白じはくconfession
• 自認じにんadmission
• 入校にゅうこうadmission (to a school)
• 加入かにゅうjoining (a club, organization, etc.)
• 収容しゅうようaccommodation
• 受け入れうけいれreceiving
• アドミッションadmission
• 信認しんにんacknowledge
• 入場料にゅうじょうりょうentrance fee