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What does 参る (まいる, mairu) mean?

参る (まいる, mairu) means to go, to come (humble form of 行く/来る).

Quick facts
Readingまいる
Romajimairu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
まいる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmairu

to go, to come (humble form of 行く/来る)

GenkiGenki 20humble
  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to go; to come; to call
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be defeated; to collapse; to die
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to be madly in love
  5. 5godan verb · intransitive to visit (shrine, grave)

Example sentences

  • I will come to you tomorrow.

  • I came from Kyoto last week.

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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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