参 — kanji meaning “nonplussed”
参
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
- Meanings
- nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
- On'yomi
- サン (san)、シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- まい.る、まい-、まじわる、みつ
- Name readings
- み
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #201 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 28
- Chinese reading
- cān, cēn, shēn — Chinese character page
Words with 参
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 参考 | さんこう sankou | reference; consultation |
| 参照 | さんしょう sanshou | reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん sangiin | House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 参戦 | さんせん sansen | participation in a war; going to war |
| 持参 | じさん jisan | bringing; taking; carrying |
| 参入 | さんにゅう sannyuu | entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access |
| 参院 | さんいん san'in | House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 参拝 | さんぱい sanpai | going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship) |
| 墓参り | はかまいり hakamairi | visit to a grave |
| 参謀 | さんぼう sanbou | staff officer; military staff |
| 参画 | さんかく sankaku | taking part (in planning); participation |
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