# 拝 worship

(handleft) + ??? (???)
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8 strokes

## Onyomi

HAI | Do you worship Manowar's brand of hairy-chested, anthemic, self-referential metal? HAI!

## Mnemonic

| hand (手)and some ridiculous totem-pole-looking thing I've never seen before. so we can say. . . Your praying hands worship the totem pole!

## Kunyomi

おが*む | literally, to pray at a Shinto temple(BOOBOO: not used for Christians, Buddhists, etc.). Figuratively, to worship the ground someone walks on. ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

拝啓(はいけい) | Dear Sir. . . ★☆☆☆☆ F polite way to begin a letter: "Dear Sir"
に 参拝(さんぱい) する | go to a temple to pray ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 参 (admit defeat / visit) + 拝 (worship) = 参拝 (go to a temple to pray)

## Synonyms

pray 拝む 祈る 祈願
respect 尊敬 拝む 崇拝 憧れ