まい
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
Kanji used
admit defeat
Pitch accent
いり
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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
visit to a grave
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
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
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
ritual visits to a temple
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
good bye; I'm off; see you later
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
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)
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
first shrine visit of the New Year
visiting shrines
visiting a shrine naked in winter
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
monthly (shrine or temple) visit
winter visit to a shrine