さん
Meanings
Numeric
1. three; 3
参 is used in legal documents
Kanji used
admit defeat
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
reference; consultation
bringing; taking; carrying
calling on; visiting
road approaching a shrine
attendance; participation; presence
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
immediate follower (of the shogun)
visit; inspection
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
assembling (of people)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
taking part (in planning); participation
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
secretary; councillor; councilor
participation in government
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
suffrage; franchise
visiting a temple for another
attendance (at a meeting)
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
visiting a home or a shrine
arrival; payment on sight
visiting the palace
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
study reference; study-aid book
private interview with a Zen Master
imperial army order
member of the House of Councillors
act of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance