How to say "To visit" or "Pay respect" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "To visit" or "Pay respect" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "To visit" or "Pay respect" is "Omairi", written in japanese as "お参り".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verbal noun 'お参り (おまいり)' can mean 'to visit' or 'to pay respect'. It is commonly used to refer to visiting a shrine, temple, or other sacred place, often to pray or make an offering. For example: We went to the shrine to pay our respects - (私たちは神社に参りました). She visited the temple for a prayer - (彼女はお参りに寺に行きました).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "参" means "Participate" and can be read as "San" and "Mai"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Omairi" mean in japanese?

"Omairi" means "To visit" or "Pay respect" .

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How to write "To visit" or "Pay respect" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.