What does kanji 参 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 参 is nonplussed.

How is kanji 参 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 参 are まい.る, まい-, まじわる, みつ; the onyomi readings are サン, シン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 参?

Kanji 参 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 参?

The main radical for kanji 参 is 厶.

What words use kanji 参?

Example words that use kanji 参 include 三十, 三, 参加, 参考.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

参

Meaning

Kanji 参

nonplussed

nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: まい.るまい-まじわるみつ
Onyomi 音読み: サンシン
Nanori 名乗り: み

Variant: 㕘 (Itaiji) , 叅 (Itaiji) , 叄 (Itaiji) , 叁 (Itaiji) • Old form: 參 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #201
Strokes: 8
Radical: 厶
Components: 一 • 厶 • 彡
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 296 entries that include this kanji.

三十

さんじゅう

thirty

三

サン

three

参加

さんか

participation

参考

さんこう

reference

参議院

さんぎいん

House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

参照

さんしょう

browsing (to a file or folder)

参政権

さんせいけん

suffrage

参る

まいる

to be madly in love

参院

さんいん

House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

参加者

さんかしゃ

participant

参入

さんにゅう

visiting a high-class or noble individual

参拝

さんぱい

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

明日、そちらへ参ります。

I will go there tomorrow.

先生のお宅に参りました。

I came to the teacher's house.

あとで会社へ参ります。

I will go to the office later.

週末に祖母のお見舞いに参った。

I went to visit my grandmother over the weekend.

あまりの忙しさに参ってしまった。

I was overwhelmed by how busy it was.