参り
Japanese
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参 |
まい Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
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參り (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editThe 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 参る (mairu, “to visit”).
Pronunciation
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- 恵方参り (ehōmairi): New Year's pilgrimage to a shrine or temple in a favorable direction
- 裸参り (hadakamairi): visiting a shrine or temple naked in winter
- 十三参り (jūsanmairi): a celebration for girls who have reached the age of thirteen
- 宮参り (miyamairi): a Shinto rite of passage for newborns
- 丑の時参り (ushinotokimairi): a ritual where one puts a curse on a target