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Kanji Detail for 拝 - "to visit"

拝

  • Meaning

    拝 means "to visit." Also associated with to bow, humbly.

    1. Worship - To bow with deep respect.

    2. Receive - To be granted an official position.

    3. Visit - To call on someone respectfully.

    4. Humble - A word showing modesty about one's actions.

  • Words using 拝

    • 参拝 さんぱい Listen going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
    • 礼拝 れいはい Listen worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
    • 崇拝 すうはい Listen worship; adoration; admiration
    • 拝啓 はいけい Listen Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam
    • 拝む おがむ Listen 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)

  • Four-character idioms with 拝

    • 三拝九拝 さんぱいきゅうはい Listen kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; three kneelings and nine prostrations
    • 偶像崇拝 ぐうぞうすうはい Listen idolatry; idol worship
    • 祖先崇拝 そせんすうはい Listen ancestor worship
    • 頓首再拝 とんしゅさいはい Listen respectfully yours

  • Tattoo check: 拝

    • Verified meaning: to visit
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おがみ, はい, はいざき)
    • Also carries these associations: to bow, humbly

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 拝

    Surnames 拝(おがみ)Listen 拝(はい)Listen 拝(はいざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    worship; adore; pray to

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    do obeisance, bow, kowtow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 拜[bai4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hai(ハイ) ハイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    oga.mu(おが-む) おが-む

    oroga.mu(おろが-む) おろが-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    bow humbly visit bestow worship receive adore revere admiration devotion esteem homage honor obeisance praise pray respect venerate

Sentences including 拝

  • It is money that many people worship most.

  • May i use the phone?

  • Can i borrow your pen?

  • I'm very happy to hear about the party.

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