はつ
初
みや
宮
まい
参
　
り

noun

  1. first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
初
みや
宮
まい
参
　
り
 初宮参り はつみやまいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
みや　キュウ　グウ (3rd, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ　リョ　せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
nonplussed, three (in documents), going
サン　まい.る　シン (4th, N3)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)