No. 3,171 in Japanese
参り
"参り" (まいり) means "visit" or "going," often used in the context of visiting a shrine, temple, or grave.
In a sentence
私は神社に参りました。
I visited a shrine.
Here, '参り' is part of '参ります', which is a humble form of '行く' (to go), indicating a respectful visit to the shrine.
これは困ったことに参りましたね。
This is quite a troublesome situation, isn't it?
In this context, '参る' is used informally to express being in a predicament or situation of distress.
毎朝ジョギングでここを参ります。
Every morning during jogging, I pass through here.
Here, '参る' means 'to come or go', indicating a routine passage through a location.
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