参り

参り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
参
まい Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 参る (mairu, “to visit”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) まいり​ [màíríꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠iɾʲi]

Noun

参り (hiragana まいり, rōmaji mairi, historical hiragana まゐり)

1. visiting a shrine or temple

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 裸参 (はだかまい)り (hadakamairi): visiting a shrine or temple naked in winter

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN