Moto 参: Nonplussed; Three (in Documents); GoingKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サン、シン
- Kun'yomi
- まい(る)、まい-、まじわる、みつ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 294 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サン・シン)
- 参加さんかparticipation; joining
- 参院さんいんHouse of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 参加者さんかしゃparticipant; entrant
- 参考さんこうreference; consultation
- 参入さんにゅうentering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market
- 参議院さんぎいんHouse of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 参謀さんぼうstaff officer; military staff
- 参照さんしょうreference; bibliographical reference
- 参事官さんじかんcouncillor; councilor
- 参政権さんせいけんsuffrage; franchise
- 参戦さんせんparticipation in a war; going to war
- 持参じさんbringing; taking
- 参画さんかくtaking part (in planning); participation
- 参与さんよparticipation; taking part
- 参列さんれつattendance; participation
- 参道さんどうroad approaching a shrine
- 参事さんじsecretary; councillor
- 古参こさんseniority; long service
- 参観さんかんvisit; inspection
- 人参にんじんcarrot (Daucus carota)
- 参するさんするto participate; to take part
- 参会さんかいattendance (at a meeting)
- 参宮さんぐうpilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
- 参考書さんこうしょreference book
- 参詣さんけいvisit to a temple or shrine; worship
- 参賀さんがcongratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
- 参集さんしゅうassembling (of people)
- 授業参観じゅぎょうさんかんparents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
- 新参しんざんnewcomer; tyro
- 日参にっさんdaily visit (of worship); frequent visit
- 降参こうさんsurrender; submission
- ご参考までごさんこうまでfor your reference; FYR
- はせ参じるはせさんじるto hasten to join; to hurry to visit
- ふるってご参加くださいふるってごさんかくださいyou are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
- ふるってご参加下さいふるってごさんかくださいyou are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
- アメリカ人参アメリカにんじんAmerican ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
- スト参加者ストさんかしゃstriker; strikers
- デモ参加者デモさんかしゃdemonstrator; marcher
- フォント参照フォントさんしょうfont reference
- 一様参照いちようさんしょうuniform referencing
- 三七人参さんしちにんじんnotoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
- 上位参照じょういさんしょうsuperior reference
- 下位参照かいさんしょうsubordinate reference
- 下表参照かひょうさんしょう(see the) following table or tables
- 不参ふさんabsence; nonattendance
- 不参加ふさんかabstention; nonparticipation
- 予参よさんact of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance
Words that use a kun'yomi
- お参りおまいりvisit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
- 参ったまいったI'm beaten; I give up
- 参るまいるto go; to come
- 墓参りはかまいりvisit to a grave
- いって参りますいってまいりますgood bye; I'm off
- お宮参りおみやまいりmiyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born)
- お礼参りおれいまいりvisiting a shrine or temple to give thanks
- お蔭参りおかげまいりmass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
- 丑の刻参りうしのこくまいりcursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
- 丑の時参りうしのときまいりcursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
Other readings
- 参拝さんぱいvisit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
- 墓参はかまいりvisit to a grave
- 一般参賀いっぱんさんがcongratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)
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