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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠iɾʲi]

Noun

参(まい)り • (mairi) ^{←まゐり (mawiri)^?}

visiting a shrine or temple

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

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN