まいる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まいる – see the following entry.

【参る】 [verb] [from 720] (intransitive, humble) to go [verb] [from early 1000s] (intransitive, humble) to come [verb] [from late 900s] (intransitive) to visit (typically a place of social or spiritual importance, such as a noble's house or a shrine) [verb] to be overcome, to cede to a superior person or superior circumstances (by extension from the older "go to a superior" sense) [verb] [from late 1500s] (intransitive) to lose to an opponent [verb] [from early 1900s] (intransitive) to be bothered, overwhelmed, done in by circumstances [verb] [from early 1900s] (intransitive) to die [verb] [from early 1900s] (intransitive) to fall for someone romantically [verb] (transitive, humble, archaic) to go to (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [verb] [late 900s–???] (transitive, humble, archaic) to serve someone in some capacity, to do something for someone [verb] [1478–???] (transitive, humble, archaic) a 脇付 (wakizuke, “respectful title written after an addressee's name”) on the side of a formal letter

(This term, まいる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as まいる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まいる.)