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How to say 'Participation' in Japanese | 参加

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The Japanese word for Participation is 'Sanka', written as 参加 in Japanese.'Participation' in hiragana is さんか.

    word

    参加

    Meaning

    Participation

    Reading

    さんか

    sanka

    Kanji

    Participate Join, Add

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '参加 (さんか)' means 'participation'. It refers to the act of joining or taking part in an event, activity, or group. It is commonly used in formal and informal contexts to describe involvement in meetings, events, or organizations. For example: I will participate in the meeting「会議に参加します」(かいぎにさんかします). She enjoys participating in volunteer activities「彼女はボランティア活動に参加するのが好きです」(かのじょはボランティアかつどうにさんかするのがすきです). Note that '参加' is often paired with verbs like 'する' (to do) or 'する予定です' (plan to do) to indicate participation.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1526

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 参加

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Participate

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Join, Add

Words Related to 参加 Through the Kanji

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 参 as well.

  • word

    参照

    Meaning

    Reference

  • word

    参考

    Meaning

    Reference

  • word

    参る

    Meaning

    Come, Go

  • word

    参議院

    Meaning

    House of Councilors

  • word

    お参り

    Meaning

    Visit

  • word

    参考書

    Meaning

    Reference book

  • word

    人参

    Meaning

    Carrot

  • word

    持参

    Meaning

    Bringing

  • word

    墓参り

    Meaning

    Grave visiting

Words Related to 参加 Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 加 as well.

  • word

    加える

    Meaning

    Add

  • word

    増加

    Meaning

    Increase

  • word

    加工

    Meaning

    Processing

  • word

    加わる

    Meaning

    Join, Add

  • word

    加入

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    加減

    Meaning

    Condition, Adjustment

  • word

    いい加減

    Meaning

    Moderate, Irresponsible

  • word

    付け加える

    Meaning

    Add

  • word

    付加

    Meaning

    Addition

  • word

    追加

    Meaning

    Addition

  • word

    加盟

    Meaning

    Membership

  • word

    加速

    Meaning

    Acceleration

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