Vocabulary

What does お参り (おまいり, omairi) mean?

お参り (おまいり, omairi) means visiting a shrine or temple, visiting a grave.

Quick facts
Readingおまいり
Romajiomairi
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おまいり
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomairi

visiting a shrine or temple, visiting a grave

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

Example sentences

  • At New Year's, I went to visit the shrine.

  • Every year, I visit my grandfather's grave.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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