まいり
Meanings
Suffix
Noun
1. visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
Other spellings
参り詣り
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
まいり
Used in vocabulary
宮参り
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
Noun
百度参り
hundred times worship; walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine, offering a prayer each time; visiting a place repeatedly (to make a request)
Noun
恵方参り
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
Noun
抜け参り
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
Noun