# 参 — Participate

Frequency rank 444 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 章 (Chapter), less common than 投 (Throw).

- On’yomi: さん
- Kun’yomi: まい
- Radical: 厶 Private (Kangxi 28)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Something private (ム) grows big (大) with hair (彡) flowing — a person with long flowing hair steps into the crowd to participate in the grand event.

In words:

- 参る まいる — (humble) to go,to come
- 参考 さんこう — reference,consultation
- 参加 さんか — participation

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