拝 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ハイ
- Kun
- おが(む)
- Meaning
- to worship; bow; pay respects
Origin
扌 "hand" with a form of plants bowing down; joining the hands and lowering the head — "to worship."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ハイ | 拝見・拝礼・崇拝 |
|---|---|
| おがむ | 拝む・拝み倒す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 拝見はいけん
seeing (humble)
- 参拝さんぱい
visiting a shrine to pray
Example
神社にお参りして拝んだ。
I visited the shrine and offered a prayer.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)