参加(さんか)

参加(さんか) means participation or joining in. Used as a する verb: 〜に参加(さんか)する (to participate in ~).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

• 参加(さんか)者(しゃ): participant
• 参加(さんか)費(ひ): participation fee
• 参加(さんか)資格(しかく): eligibility to participate
• 参加(さんか)申(もう)し込(こ)み: application to participate
• ご参加(さんか): your participation (honorific)

COMMON PATTERNS:

• 〜に参加(さんか)する: to participate in ~
• 参加(さんか)を募(つの)る: to invite participation, recruit participants
• 参加(さんか)を見合(みあ)わせる: to refrain from participating

SIMILAR WORDS:

• 出席(しゅっせき): attendance (being present at a meeting/class)
• 加入(かにゅう): joining (an organization, membership)
• 参入(さんにゅう): entry (into a market or field, more formal)