visit a temple, arrive, attain
On'yomi (音読み)
- ケイ
- ゲイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- けい.する
- まい.る
- いた.る
- もう.でる
About this kanji
The kanji 詣, pronounced as けい or まい, primarily means to visit a temple or shrine. It is often used as a verb when describing the action of going to a sacred place. Some common compounds are 初詣 (はつもうで), which refers to the first visit to a shrine in the New Year, and 参詣 (さんけい), meaning a visit to a temple or shrine for worship. Another example is 造詣 (ぞうけい), indicating deep knowledge in a certain field. A quick note is that while 詣 can imply a spiritual journey, it can also represent any significant arrival or attainment in life.
Example sentences
彼は毎年神社に詣でる。
He visits the shrine every year.
Meanings across languages
- English
- visit a temple, arrive, attain
- Tiếng Việt
- thăm đền
- 日本語
- 詣
- 한국어
- 참배
- 中文
- 诣
- id
- mengunjungi kuil, tiba, mencapai
- th
- เยือนวัด, มาถึง, ถึง
- es
- visitar un templo, llegar, alcanzar
- fr
- visite d'un temple, arriver, atteindre
- de
- Tempelbesuch, ankommen, erreichen
- pt
- visitar um templo, chegar, alcançar
Common compounds
- 初詣はつもうでfirst shrine visit of the New Year
- 参詣さんけいvisit to a temple or shrine, worship, pilgrimage
- 造詣ぞうけいdeep knowledge, attainments, scholarship
- 神詣かみもうでvisiting a shrine
- 詣でもうでpilgrimage, visit
- 仏詣ぶっけいact of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
- 参詣人さんけいにんworshipper, worshiper, visitor (to temple or shrine)
- 物詣でものもうでvisiting a temple
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