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参詣 (さんけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
visit to a temple or shrine ; worship ; pilgrimage
Refers specifically to visiting a temple or shrine for worship, often as a respectful or formal act. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to visit a temple/shrine'.
彼かれ
は
毎まい
月つき
、
お
寺てら
に
参さん
詣けい
し
て
いる
。
He visits the temple every month.
Kanji 参 nonplussed, three (in documents), going 詣 visit a temple, arrive, attain Similar words 参さん 拝ぱい 参拝 is a more general term for worship at a shrine or temple, while 参詣 often implies a longer journey or pilgrimage, and can sound more formal or literary.
お 参まい り お参り is the everyday, casual word for visiting a shrine or temple. 参詣 is more formal and less common in daily conversation.
Etymology 参 (to visit, participate) + 詣 (to visit a shrine/temple). Both kanji carry the meaning of going to a sacred place, reinforcing the formal, reverent nuance.
