How to say 'Visit' in Japanese | お参り

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The Japanese word for Visit is 'Omairi', written as お参り in Japanese.'Visit' in hiragana is おまいり.

word

お参り

Meaning

Visit

Reading

おまいり

omairi

Kanji

参Participate

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun 'お参り (おまいり)' refers to the act of visiting a shrine, temple, or grave, often for the purpose of paying respects, praying, or making offerings. It is commonly used in the context of religious or spiritual practices. For example: I will visit the shrine「お寺にお参りします」(おてらにおまいりします). We visited the grave during Obon「お盆にお墓にお参りしました」(おぼんにおはかにおまいりしました). The term carries a respectful tone and is often associated with traditional customs and rituals.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3698

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word お参り

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

参

Meaning

Participate

Hiragana in the Word お参り

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

お

Reading

hiragana

り

Reading

Words Related to お参り Through the Kanji 参

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 参 as well.

word

参照

Meaning

Reference

word

参考

Meaning

Reference

word

参加

Meaning

Participation

word

参る

Meaning

Come, Go

word

参議院

Meaning

House of Councilors

word

参考書

Meaning

Reference book

word

人参

Meaning

Carrot

word

持参

Meaning

Bringing

word

墓参り

Meaning

Grave visiting

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