How does 参｛まい｝る relate to love?


Google translate lists "be madly in love" and "be infatuated" as alternate
translations for 参｛まい｝る.

When I saw it I was like, huh?

I searched 参｛まい｝る 意味｛いみ｝ on Google too and the first couple sites did list
things relating to love, but I didn't understand it that well.

So, could someone paint this picture for me about why 参｛まい｝る has these
definitions and in what contexts it would fit those definitions?

Thank you!




A handful of metaphorical uses of 参る come from a general idea of leaving and
yielding to someone else.

These include

  * to be defeated (often in the form of 参った)
  * to be troubled, perplexed
  * to die
  * to fall in love (the idea being they stole your heart)

Source <https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8F%82%E3%82%8B>




A handful of metaphorical uses of 参る come from a general idea of leaving and
yielding to someone else.

These include

  * to be defeated (often in the form of 参った)
  * to be troubled, perplexed
  * to die
  * to fall in love (the idea being they stole your heart)

Source <https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8F%82%E3%82%8B>

