Onyomi: ハイ · Kunyomi: おが.む, おろが.む · Meanings: adore, pray to, worship
Kanji for adore, pray to, worship
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拝 is formed from the hand radical 扌 on the left and a component on the right that shows the idea of lowering or bending forward. 扌 represents an action done with the hands, while the right side suggests a respectful gesture. Together, they show using the hands while bending forward in respect. From this structure, 拝 came to mean bow, worship, or respectfully pray.
拝 shows a respectful hand action, meaning bow or worship.
Think of using your hands (扌) as you bend forward respectfully. That physical act of showing respect, worship, or prayer is 拝. Remember 拝 as bowing with sincerity.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 拝 | はい | bowing one's head (in respect or worship), worship | Noun |
| 拝見 | はいけん | seeing, looking at | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 拝む | おがむ | to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく | borrowing | JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 拝観 | はいかん | see, inspect, visit | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 拝謁 | はいえつ | audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor) | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 拝読 | はいどく | reading | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 拝受 | はいじゅ | receiving (accepting) | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 拝礼 | はいれい | worship | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |