詣
visit a temple, arrive, attain
Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
- ゲイ
Kun'yomi
- けい.する
- まい.る
- いた.る
- もう.でる
Meaning
詣 centers on reaching a significant destination, especially a temple visit. The ideas of arriving and attaining extend naturally from this focused journey.
Most common words using 詣
- 初詣はつもうでN1
first shrine visit of the New Year
- 造詣ぞうけい
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
- 参詣さんけい
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
- 詣でもうで
pilgrimage; visit
- 仏詣ぶっけい
act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
- 参詣人さんけいにん
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to temple or shrine)
- 参詣者さんけいしゃ
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
- 参詣道さんけいみち
pilgrimage route; pilgrimage road
- 宮詣でみやもうで
visiting a shrine
- 熊野参詣くまのさんけい
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
- 熊野詣でくまのもうで
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
- 物詣でものもうで
visiting a temple
- 神詣かみもうで
visiting a shrine
- 詣でるもうでる
to make a pilgrimage
- 造詣が深いぞうけいがふかい
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
- 造詣深いぞうけいふかい
scholarly; learned; well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about)
Study
Etymology
詣 combines 言 (speech, words) with 旨 (purpose, purport). The historical development likely relates to speaking or reporting upon arrival at a destination, especially a temple.
Meaning mnemonic
Words 言 and purpose 旨 come together: imagine announcing your arrival at a temple gate, stating your purpose for the visit. That act of arriving and reporting is 詣.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, picture a key (ケイ) that opens the temple gate when you arrive. You use the key to enter and attain your goal: key -> ケイ.