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寒参り (かんまいり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寒かん参まいり

か

ん

ま

い

り

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

winter shrine visit

Refers to visiting a shrine during the coldest part of winter, often as a devotional practice. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act.

毎まい年とし、寒かん参まいりに近きん所じょの神じん社じゃへ行いく。
Every year, I go to the local shrine for a winter visit.
寒かん参まいりをして、一いち年ねん

の

無ぶ

事じ

を

祈いの

っ

た

。

I made a winter shrine visit and prayed for safety throughout the year.

Kanji

寒cold
参nonplussed, three (in documents), going

Similar words

初はつ詣もうで
初詣 is the first shrine visit of the new year, typically during the first few days of January, while 寒参り is a visit specifically during the coldest winter period, not necessarily at New Year's.

Etymology

Compound of 寒 (kan, 'cold') and 参り (mairi, 'visiting a shrine or temple'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it describes a winter devotional practice.