参り

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
參り (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

参(まい)り • (mairi) ^{←まゐり (mawiri)?}

1. visiting a shrine or temple

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 恵方参(えほうまい)り (ehōmairi): New Year's pilgrimage to a shrine or temple in a favorable direction
• 裸参(はだかまい)り (hadakamairi): visiting a shrine or temple naked in winter
• 十三参(じゅうさんまい)り (jūsanmairi): a celebration for girls who have reached the age of thirteen
• 宮参(みやまい)り (miyamairi): a Shinto rite of passage for newborns
• 丑(うし)の時参(ときまい)り (ushinotokimairi): a ritual where one puts a curse on a target