Keyword
admit defeat
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig1856
Old form參
Readings
さん
(75%)
まい
(20%)
ざん
(1%)
み
(1%)
Composed of
arm of a bodybuilder
large
a patch of hair
Mnemonic

You might be a large person, but if you get hit in the head by an arm of a bodybuilder so hard that you'll get flattened into a patch of hair on the ground, well, the only thing you can do now is to admit defeat.

Used in kanji (2 in total)
misery
horse mackerel
Used in vocabulary (331 in total)
participation; joining; entry
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
reference; consultation
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
bringing; taking; carrying
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
calling on; visiting
attendance; participation; presence
visit to a grave
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
three; 3
senior; veteran; old-timer
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
attendant; attendee
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
nonparticipation; nonattendance
House of Councillors election
road approaching a shrine
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
member of the House of Councillors
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
newcomer; tyro
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
General Staff Headquarters
seeing; meeting
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
taking part (in planning); participation
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
participating nation
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
councillor; councilor
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
reference data; reference material
front approach to shrine or temple
to call for someone's participation
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
assembling (of people)
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
visit; inspection
House of Councillors election; upper house election
visit to a grave
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
palace visit
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
entrance fee; participation cost
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
works cited; references
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)
secretary; councillor; councilor
requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
long-serving soldier; veteran
participation award; prize for participation
arrival at a military camp; joining in a battle
participatory; participating; hands-on
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
participation in politics; political participation
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)
possibility of participation; participation possibility
member of the House of Councillors
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
suffrage; franchise
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
demonstrator; marcher; picketer
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
bringing one's own lunch
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
unofficial result; unrecognized result (esp. in sports)
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to temple or shrine)
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
application (to take part in); registration
to fetch (something)
legal system permitting victim participation in the criminal justice process
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
limit on participation
participation in politics; suffrage; voting
visiting a temple for another
attendee; participant
attendance (at a meeting)
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
capital participation; equity participation
ritual visits to a temple
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
reference book (work)
parents' day; class observation day; open classroom day
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen
to participate; to take part; to engage in; to be involved
proceeding to
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
resident participation; citizen participation; public involvement (in local governance)
sense of participation
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
study reference; study-aid book
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
citizen participation; public participation; popular participation
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
palace visit
attending a meeting; participating in a meeting
of uneven heights or lengths
good bye; I'm off; see you later
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
visiting a shrine naked in winter
pilgrimage route; pilgrimage road
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
visit to a Buddhist temple
to call for someone's participation
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
call by reference; pass by reference
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nursery school visiting; participating and observing at nursery school
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
samgyetang (Korean dish); chicken ginseng soup
auxiliary intervenor (in a lawsuit)
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
senior; old timer
equality (e.g. gender); joint participation; multi-agency
visiting a shrine; visiting a home
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
hundred times worship; walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine, offering a prayer each time; visiting a place repeatedly (to make a request)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
hemlock (Conium maculatum); poison hemlock
visiting the palace
arrival; payment on sight
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
councilor; councillor
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
study reference; study-aid book
person who has just made a comeback; previous employee now rejoining
reference relationship; lookup relationship
Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; visit; inspection
first shrine visit of the New Year
assembly hall of a shrine (used for weddings, banquets, etc.)
intervener; intervening party; third-party intervener
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
labor participation in management (labour)
private interview with a Zen Master
monthly (shrine or temple) visit
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
visiting shrines
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
external reference; EXTRN
Sophora flavescens
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius); Western carrot cultivars
crowd-puller; box-office certainty
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
going to the capital
procession towards the altar (in a wedding); stepping forward (towards an aristocrat)
parliamentary councillor; parliamentary councilor
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
dried sea slug
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
striker; strikers; people on strike
kintoki carrot (red variety originating in the Kyoto region)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
I'm beaten; I give up; touché; you've got me there
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
first shrine visit of the New Year
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
to present; to offer; to advise; to do
Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)
congratulatory visitors
harebell; bluebell
to beat; to floor (someone); to bring (someone) to his knees; to come
ginseng extract (used as a tonic)
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
(see the) following table or tables
congratulatory visitor's book
parliamentary under-secretary
column reference; see column below
winter visit to a shrine
audience participation program (programme)
auxiliary intervention (in a lawsuit)
(in) each of the houses of the Japanese parliament
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)
annual mugwort (Artemisia annua); annual wormwood; sweet sagewort; sweet Annie; sweet wormwood
subordinate reference
access; reference; fetch
reference (function) call
bibliographic reference
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
act of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance
act of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance
being in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first time; visiting a shrine (or temple) for the first time
meeting one's master for the first time (of a new servant); ceremony at which a new servant has his first audience with his new master
imperial army order
imperial army order
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
visitation grave; memorial for prayers and services in a two-grave system
participation fee; entry fee
Sanseito (political party)
visiting three shrines in the beginning of the year
visiting three shrines in the beginning of the year
number of participants; number of people present
Artemisia apiacea (species of artemisia)
annual mugwort (Artemisia annua)
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace
deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata); todok
Examples (200 in total)
However, if there is something you want to participate in, I will gladly go along with it.
I'd be happy to join in too.
It has been decided that I will participate.