# 参 — participate; pay a visit

参 means “participate; pay a visit”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: サン (san). Kun'yomi: まい(る) (mairu). You'll see it in words such as お参り (omairi, “shrine or temple visit”).

- Meaning: participate; pay a visit
- On'yomi: サン (san)
- Kun'yomi: まい(る) (mairu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 参

Parts: ム elbow; private · 大 big · 彡 hair

## Words with 参

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| お参り | おまいり (omairi) | shrine or temple visit |

## Don't confuse it with

[惨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wretched/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[経](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/go-through/) · [参](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/participate/) · [過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/) · [訪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/visit/) · [追](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/) · [落](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fall/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/participate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.