JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 拝: "worship, adore, pray to"
The kanji 拝 means "worship, adore, pray to". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ハイ in on'yomi and おが.む, おろが.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おが.むおろが.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | worship, adore, pray to |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1443 of 2,501 |
Common words with 拝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 拝む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 · to beg; to make a supplication
- 拝見seeing; looking at
- 拝借borrowing
- 崇拝worship; adoration; admiration; cult
- 礼拝堂chapel · building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
- 礼拝worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
- 参拝going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
- お手並み拝見let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
- 拝謁audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
- 拝するto bow; to worship · to receive
- 拝命receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
- 拝聴listening respectfully
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