Word Meaning 参る

まいる mairu

参る is read as まいる (mairu) and means to be madly in love.

Meaning

English

  1. to be madly in love
  2. to visit (shrine, grave)
  3. to be annoyed
  4. to be nonplussed
  5. to be defeated
  6. to collapse
  7. to die
  8. to go

Reading

Kana

まいる

Romaji

mairu

Writing Variants

  • 詣る まいる mairu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 恋い慕う,心酔する,一目惚れする,惚れ込む,惚れ抜く,惚れる,見初める Related Words 困る,弱る,暗くなる,憂鬱 Rank 6809 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

参する

さんする

to participate

参じる

さんじる

to participate

参ずる

さんずる

to participate

参考にする

さんこうにする

to refer to

参考になる

さんこうになる

to serve as a reference

参らせる

まいらせる

to beat

参加

さんか

participation

さん

three

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)

参政権

さんせいけん

suffrage

参院

さんいん

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

Example Sentences

4

You got me!

I'm at a loss with Tom.

I don't like hot weather, so this heat's really getting to me.

When you go visit the grave, don't forget to bring incense and candles, oh, and flowers too.