Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

(まい)worship, shrine visit

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.), worship

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    お参り 【おまいり】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 12,500

    Examples

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      正月(しょうがつ)(あいだ)に、神社(じんじゃ)やお(てら)(まい)をしに()きましょう。

      Let's go to visit shrines and temples during the New Year's holiday. {worship, shrine visit}

      • N2

      神社(じんじゃ)での(まい)で、お賽銭(さいせん)(ばこ)(じゅう)(えん)(だま)()(まい)()()れました。

      At the shrine visit, I threw two ten-yen coins into the offertory box. {worship, shrine visit}

      • N2

      大晦日(おおみそか)(よる)になると、神社(じんじゃ)やお(てら)年越(としこ)しの(まい)をする(ひと)(あふ)れる。

      When it becomes New Year's Eve night, shrines and temples are overflowing with people who come to pay their year-end visits. {worship, shrine visit}

      • N2

      (まい)神様(かみさま)にお(ねが)(ごと)をした(こと)契機(けいき)に、(ぼく)(うん)()いてきました。

      Since the time when I made a wish to God during a shrine visit, fortune has begun to favor me. {worship, shrine visit}

      • N2

      (むすめ)(なな)(さい)のお(いわ)いには、(おっと)義理(ぎり)家族(かぞく)神社(じんじゃ)(まい)をする(こと)になっています。

      For my daughter's seventh birthday celebration, it is arranged that my husband, in-laws, and I will visit a shrine. {worship, shrine visit}

      • N2
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