まいる・参る・詣るmairu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto go; to come; to call2、3分したらそちらにまいります。↗I'll be with you in a few minutes.
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be defeated; to collapse; to die
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be annoyed; to be nonplussed
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be madly in love
- godan verb, intransitive verbto visit (shrine, grave)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | まいる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | まいります |
| Negative (nai) | まいらない |
| polite (masen) | まいりません |
| classical zu / nu | まいらず・まいらぬ |
| Past (ta) | まいった |
| polite (mashita) | まいりました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | まいらなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | まいりませんでした |
| Te form | まいって |
| Potential | まいれる |
| Passive | まいられる |
| Causative | まいらせる |
| Causative passive | まいらせられる・まいらされる |
| Conditional (ba) | まいれば |
| tara | まいったら |
| Volitional | まいろう |
| polite (mashou) | まいりましょう |
| Imperative | まいれ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymやってくるCasualPlain, colloquial word for coming over to where the speaker is, with no humble nuance; 「参る」 is the humble way to say 「行く」 or 「来る」 about yourself.
- SynonymいくNeutralThe everyday word for going, with no honorific colouring; telling a superior you will go, use humble 「参る」, or 「伺う」 when visiting a person or place you respect.
- Synonym訪れるおとずれるWrittenWritten-style word for visiting a place or for a season arriving, as in 「春が訪れる」; it is not humble language.
- Related到着とうちゃくNeutralSino-Japanese word for reaching your destination, as in 「到着時刻」; at home in both speech and writing, but carries none of the humility of 「参る」.
- Relatedたどり着くたどりつくCasualArriving somewhere only after a hard struggle, as in 「山頂にたどり着く」; the emphasis is on how tough the journey was.
- Related着くつくNeutralThe plain word for arriving, as in 「駅に着く」; no humble nuance.
- Related参加さんかNeutralJoining an activity or group, as in 「大会に参加する」; the focus is on taking part rather than on going there.
- Related参列さんれつFormalAttending a ceremony, as in 「葬儀に参列する」; carries a solemn, formal air.
- Related出向くでむくWrittenWritten-style word for going somewhere of your own accord, as in 「現場に出向く」; stresses going in person.
- Related列席れっせきFormalFormal word for attending a ceremony or meeting, as in 「式典に列席する」.
- Related行き着くいきつくWrittenWritten-style word for reaching a final destination or conclusion, as in 「結論に行き着く」.
- Related参着さんちゃくFormalWritten word for arrival, also a term for bills payable on presentation; not used in daily life, unlike 「参る」.
- Related顔出しかおだしCasualPutting in a brief appearance to say hello, as in 「会合に顔出しする」; has a casual feel.
- Related列座れつざFormalWritten word for taking a seat at a gathering; very rare — in everyday speech say 「出席」.
- Antonym帰るかえるNeutralAntonym of the going sense of 「参る」: it means going back or returning home.
- Antonym戻るもどるNeutralThe opposite of 「参る」: returning to where you were, as in 「会社に戻る」.
Use 「参る」 to say humbly that you yourself go or come. In plain speech just say 「行く」, 「来る」 or 「やって来る」. For attending a ceremony pick 「参列」 or 「列席」, for joining an activity 「参加」, for visiting 「訪れる」, and for going back 「帰る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


