admit defeat / visit

(moocow) + (big) + (hair)
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8 strokes
JERK

Onyomi

SAN

Mnemonic

SANTA visits a moocow with big hair. (He shaves it for his false beard)

Kunyomi

( が or に ) まい*る When you say まいた!! it means, to say uncle, or !No mas! (Confusingly, it can also mean 'I'm fed up!' 'Fuck this, I'm outta here.')

However, there's another meaning: to visit an important place. (luckily, this JERK meaning is very formal and almost never used anymore)

What is really fucked up is, usually when a word has 2 meanings, you can tell which meaning it is by the particle. But with MAIRU, both meanings use NI. NP1/2 KANA
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Jukugo

参加(さんか) する

join ★★★☆☆
(admit defeat / visit) + (add) = 参加 (join)

to join a group, or participate in something

降参(こうさん) する

surrender ★★☆☆☆
(descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + (admit defeat / visit) = 降参 (surrender)

a casual word for surrender: to give up mid-game. A politician concedes defeat. To say uncle.

参拝(さんぱい) する

go to a temple to pray ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
(admit defeat / visit) + (worship) = 参拝 (go to a temple to pray)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
master a skill PERSON
admit defeat / visit MOOCOW
wretched HEART

The PERSON is a master at making shoes,

but the MOOCOW defeats you.

The wretched HEART is singing the blues.

Used In

Synonyms

lose
負ける    参った    敗北    失敗    失う    不合格    落第   
surrender
降参する    降伏    自首   
visit
へ伺う    に参る    を訪ねる    を訪問