Keyword
admit defeat
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig1856
Old form
Readings
さん
(74%)
まい
(21%)
ざん
(1%)
(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 (296 in total)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
participant; entrant
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
reference; consultation
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to refer to; to use as reference
bringing; taking; carrying
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
calling on; visiting
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
visit to a grave
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
three; 3
attendance; participation; presence
seniority; long service
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
road approaching a shrine
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
abstention; nonparticipation
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
newcomer; tyro
attendant; attendee
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
seeing; meeting
good bye; I'm off; see you later
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
General Staff Headquarters
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
palace visit
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
returning to the service of one's master
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
visit; inspection
assembling (of people)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
taking part (in planning); participation
works cited; references
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
councillor; councilor
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
entrance fee; participation cost
long-serving soldier; veteran
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
participation award; prize for participation
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
chief of the general staff
House of Councillors election
participatory; participating; hands-on
visit to a grave
member of the House of Councillors
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
participating nation
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
bringing one's own lunch
possibility of participation; participation possibility
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
secretary; councillor; councilor
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
suffrage; franchise
to fetch (something)
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
to call for somebody's participation
attendance (at a meeting)
attendee; participant
participation in government
visiting a temple for another
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
application (to take part in); registration
ritual visits to a temple
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
House of Councillors election; upper house election
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
reference book (work)
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
proceeding to
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to participate; to take part; to engage in; to be involved
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
limit on participation
participation in politics; political participation
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
capital participation; equity participation
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
of uneven heights or lengths
palace visit
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
demonstrator; marcher; picketer
good bye; I'm off; see you later
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
visit to a Buddhist temple
study reference; study-aid book
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
call by reference (computer)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
visiting a home or a shrine
samgyetang (Korean dish); chicken ginseng soup
senior; old timer
to call for somebody's participation
hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
member of the House of Councillors
visiting the palace
arrival; payment on sight
sense of participation
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
person who has just made a comeback; previous employee now rejoining
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
study reference; study-aid book
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
comparison; reference; visit; inspection
attending a meeting; participating in a meeting
first shrine visit of the New Year
assembly hall of a shrine (used for weddings, banquets, etc.)
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
auxiliary intervenor (in a lawsuit)
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
visiting shrines
private interview with a Zen Master
equality (e.g. gender); joint participation; multi-agency
dried sea slug
parliamentary councillor; parliamentary councilor
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
visiting a shrine naked in winter
striker; strikers; people on strike
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
crowd-puller; box-office certainty
labor participation in management (labour)
going to the capital
Sophora flavescens
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius); Western carrot cultivars
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
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
first shrine visit of the New Year
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
congratulatory visitors
to beat; to floor (someone); to bring (someone) to his knees; to come
subordinate reference
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
ginseng extract (used as a tonic)
Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)
(see the) following table or tables
monthly (shrine or temple) visit
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)
Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)
(in) each of the houses of the Japanese parliament
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)
annual mugwort (Artemisia annua); annual wormwood; sweet sagewort; sweet Annie; sweet wormwood
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
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
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
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
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)
grave for the soul of a deceased person
Artemisia apiacea (species of artemisia)
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace
deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata); todok
Examples (147 in total)
We encourage your participation.
The important thing is not to win but to take part.
I don't want to participate in the ceremony.