Mairu

JLPT N4

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

参る (Mairu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to go, to come, to call, to be defeated”.

Meanings

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

Examples

  • You got me!

  • I'm coming.

  • I'll come without fail tomorrow morning.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 参る

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