JLPT N4 · Verb

参る (mairu)

参る (まいる, mairu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to go; to come”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まいる
Romaji: mairu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to go; to come · godan verb, intransitive · humble, usually written in kana · usu. as 参ります
to lose; to be defeated; to give up; to be beaten; to yield · godan verb, intransitive · oft. as まいった
to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to be nonplussed (by); to be confused; to be bewildered · godan verb, intransitive
to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.); to go to worship (at a temple) · godan verb, intransitive
to give in (of one's body); to be exhausted (by); to weaken; to collapse (e.g. in the heat) · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

２、３分したらそちらにまいります。

I'll be with you in a few minutes.

Tatoeba #235613

あの問題には参ったよ。

That problem has really got me.

Tatoeba #230429

本当に参りましたね。

I'm really confused.

Tatoeba #81525

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 参る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	参る	まいる mairu
Polite (~masu)	参ります	まいります mairimasu
Negative	参らない	まいらない mairanai
Polite negative	参りません	まいりません mairimasen
Past	参った	まいった maitta
Polite past	参りました	まいりました mairimashita
Negative past	参らなかった	まいらなかった mairanakatta
Te-form	参って	まいって maitte
Potential	参れる	まいれる maireru
Passive	参られる	まいられる mairareru
Causative	参らせる	まいらせる mairaseru
Volitional	参ろう	まいろう mairou
Imperative	参れ	まいれ maire
Conditional (~ba)	参れば	まいれば maireba

Kanji in 参る

参

nonplussed, three (in documents), goingサン・シン・まい.る・まい- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 参る.

参加さんかparticipation参考さんこうreference持参じさんbringingお参りおまいりvisit (to a shrine, grave, etc.)参照さんしょうreference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes)参議院さんぎいんHouse of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)参上さんじょうcalling on

Source: JMdict entry 1302070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.