“Three” or “Join” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “参”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “参” means “Refer”, “Worship” or “Visit a shrine” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “参”
Jouyou Kanji “参” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | さん(san) |
| しん(shin) | |
| Kun-Yomi | まい(る)(mai(ru)) |
| まじ(わる)(mazi(waru)) | |
| みつ(mitsu) | |
| みっつ(mittsu) | |
| Meanings | Same meaning of “三” |
| Join, Associate, Mix with | |
| Refer, Compare | |
| Visit a shrine, Worship | |
| Go, Visit | |
| Surrender, Capitulate |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “参”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 参加(さんか-sa n ka) | Participation, Entry, Joining |
| 参賀(さんが-sa n ga) | Congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace |
| 参会(さんかい-sa n ka i) | Attendance, Attending |
| 参画(さんかく-sa n ka ku) | Participation, Taking part in planning |
| 参看(さんかん-sa n ka n) | ① Comparison, Reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes), consultation, ② Visit, Inspection |
| 参観(さんかん-sa n ka n) | ① Visiting the place and observing, ② Review, Inspection, Checking by comparing |
| 参議(さんぎ-sa n gi) | ① Participation in government, ② State councilor (in Ritsuryo System), ③ Vice-minister (early Meiji period), ④ Cabinet Councilor |
| 参議院(さんぎいん-sa n gi i n) | House of Councilors, Upper house of the National Diet of Japan |
| 参勤交代(さんきんこうたい) | Official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period), Daimyo’s alternating Edo residence |
| 参宮(さんぐう-sa n gu u) | Pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine) |
| 参詣(さんけい-sa n ke i) | Visiting shrines or temples, Pilgrimage |
| 参考(さんこう-sa n ko u) | Reference, Consultation |
| 参考書(さんこうしょ-sa n ko u sho) | Reference book, Study‐aid book |
| 参候(さんこう-sa n ko u) | Paying one’s respects |
| 参酌(さんしゃく-sa n sha ku) | Comparison and choosing the good, Consultation, Referring to |
| 参集(さんしゅう-sa n shu u) | Assembling of people, Meeting |
| 参照(さんしょう-sa n sho u) | Reference, Consultation |
| 参上(さんじょう-sa n jo u) | Visit, Go to see, Come to see |
| 参乗(さんじょう-sa n jo u) | ① Soldiers riding in a carriage for guarding, ② To ride with someone |
| 参政(さんせい-sa n se i) | Participation in politics, Suffrage, Voting |
| 参政権(さんせいけん-sa n se i ke n) | Right to vote, Suffrage, Vote, Right of participation in the government, Political rights |
| 参戦(さんせん-sa n se n) | ① Participation in a war, Going to war, ② Taking part in a competition or contest |
| 参禅(さんぜん-sa n ze n) | Zen meditation, Meditative consultation with the head abbot |
| 参内(さんだい-sa n da i) | ① To serve at the Imperial Court, ② To visit the Imperial Palace |
| 参朝(さんちょう-sa n cho u) | ① To serve at the Imperial Court, ② To visit the Imperial Palace |
| 参道(さんどう-sa n do u) | Road approaching a shrine or a temple |
| 参堂(さんどう-sa n do u) | Visiting a shrine |
| 参拝(さんぱい-sa n pa i) | Going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple), Visit to a shrine, Pilgrimage |
| 参謀(さんぼう-sa n bo u) | ① Staff officer, Military staff, ② Adviser, Counselor |
| 参与(さんよ-sa n yo) | ① Participation, Taking part, ② Consultant, Councillor, Adviser |
| 参列(さんれつ-sa n re tsu) | Attendance, Participation, Presence |
| 参籠(さんろう-sa n ro u) | Remaining for days in a shrine or a temple to pray |
| 参差(しんし-shi n shi) | Uneven, Uneven heights or lengths |
| 参商(しんしょう-shi n sho u) | ① The difficulty of reuniting people who have been separated, ② A parable for bad relation brothers |
| 帰参(きさん-ki sa n) | ① Returning, Coming back, ② Returning to the service of one’s master |
| 見参(げんざん-ge n za n) | Seeing, Meeting |
| 降参(こうさん-ko u sa n) | ① Surrender, Submission, Capitulation, ② Being defeated (e.g. by a problem), Giving up, Giving in |
| 古参(こさん-ko sa n) | Veteran, Seniority, Long service, Old stager, Old hand, Stager, Old-timer |
| 新参(しんざん-shi n za n) | Newcomer, New hand, Green hand, Novice, Neophite |
| 推参(すいさん-su i sa n) | Paying an unannounced visit, Rudeness, Discourtesy |
| 代参(だいさん-da i sa n) | Visiting a temple/shrine for another, Visiting a shrine as proxy |
| 日参(にっさん-ni ssa n) | ① Daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), ② Visiting frequently; visiting daily |
| 百度参り(ひゃくどまいり-hya ku do ma i ri) | ① Hundred times worship, Walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time, ② Visiting a place repeatedly (to make a request) |
| 不参(ふさん-fu sa n) | Absence, Nonattendance, Nonappearance |
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