# 参 admit defeat / visit

ム (moocow) + 大 (big) + (hair)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
JERK

## Onyomi

SAN |

## Mnemonic

| SANTA visits a moocow with big hair. (He shaves it for his false beard)

## Kunyomi

( が or に ) まい＊る | When you say まいた！！ it means, to say uncle, or　!No mas! (Confusingly, it can also mean 'I'm fed up!' 'Fuck this, I'm outta here.') However, there's another meaning: to visit an important place.　（luckily, this JERK meaning is very formal and almost never used anymore) What is really fucked up is, usually when a word has 2 meanings, you can tell which meaning it is by the particle. But with MAIRU, both meanings use NI. NP 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

参加(さんか) する | join ★★★☆☆ 参 (admit defeat / visit) + 加 (add) = 参加 (join) to join a group, or participate in something
が 降参(こうさん) する | surrender ★★☆☆☆ 降 (descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + 参 (admit defeat / visit) = 降参 (surrender) a casual word for surrender: to give up mid-game. A politician concedes defeat. To say uncle.
に 参拝(さんぱい) する | go to a temple to pray ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 参 (admit defeat / visit) + 拝 (worship) = 参拝 (go to a temple to pray)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
修 | master a skill | PERSON | 人
参 | admit defeat / visit | MOOCOW | ム
惨 | wretched | HEART | 心

The PERSON is a master at making shoes,

but the MOOCOW defeats you.

The wretched HEART is singing the blues.

## Used In

- 惨

## Synonyms

lose 負ける 参った 敗北 失敗 失う 不合格 落第
surrender 降参する 降伏 自首
visit へ伺う に参る を訪ねる を訪問