JLPT N3
参
Participate, Visit, Consult, Come, Go
Onyomi
サン (san)
Kunyomi
まいる (mairu)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
厶 (private, often a component) + 厶 (private, often a component) + 人 (person, inverted) + 彡 (three strokes, decoration, sometimes hair/shape)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine **three people** (top three strokes resembling inverted 人 or three little 'private' enclosures 厶) all eagerly **participating** in a journey, perhaps a pilgrimage up a mountain. They're all making a unified effort, moving towards a common goal, their robes or hair (彡) flowing as they go.
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Quick Hint:
Three people participate
Essential N3 Vocabulary
参加
さんか
Participation
お参り
おまいり
Visiting a shrine/temple
参考
さんこう
Reference, Consultation
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "参"
私はその会議に ＿＿＿＿＿しました。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 参加は「さんか」と読みます。
English: Participation is read as 'sanka'.
English: Participation is read as 'sanka'.
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