参る

Meanings

1. to go; to come
2. to lose; to be defeated; to give up; to be beaten; to yield
3. to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to be nonplussed (by); to be confused; to be bewildered
4. to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.); to go to worship (at a temple)
5. to give in (of one's body); to be exhausted (by); to weaken; to collapse (e.g. in the heat)

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive, expression, transitive, auxiliary verb

Kanji

• 参

  Meanings

  nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming

  On reading

  サン、シン

  Kun reading

  まい.る、まい-、まじわる、みつ

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• ２、３分したらそちらにまいります。

  I'll be with you in a few minutes.

  Tatoeba #235613 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あの問題には参ったよ。

  That problem has really got me.

  Tatoeba #230429 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 本当に参りましたね。

  I'm really confused.

  Tatoeba #81525 · CC BY 2.0 FR