拝
拝 — Worship
worship, adore, pray to
On’yomiハイ (hai)
Kun’yomiおがむ (ogamu)
Kun’yomiおろがむ (orogamu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 拝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参拝 | さんぱい sanpai | going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship) |
| 礼拝 | れいはい reihai | worship (esp. Christian); (church) service |
| 崇拝 | すうはい suuhai | worship; adoration; admiration |
| 拝む | おがむ ogamu | 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) |
| 拝啓 | はいけい haikei | Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam |
| 拝見 | はいけん haiken | seeing; looking at |
Study notes
拝 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1443 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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