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初参り (はつまいり) — first shrine visit of the New Year | Kumi Dictionary

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初参り

初参り

初はつま参いり

first shrine visit of the New Year

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初参

はつまいり

Noun, Participle, Verb

1.

first shrine visit of the New Year

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Kanji that make up this word

はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)

first time・beginning

まい.る・まい-・まじわる・みつ…(3)

nonplussed・three (in documents)・going・coming・visiting…(6)

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