Word Meaning 参拝
さんぱい
sampai
参拝 is read as さんぱい (sampai) and means going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple).
Meaning
English
- going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple)
- visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
Reading
Kana
さんぱい
Romaji
sampai
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4参拝客が朝早くから門の前に並んでいた。
さんぱいきゃくがあさはやくからもんのまえにならんでいた。
Worshippers had been lining up in front of the gate since early morning.
靖国神社参拝に関しては閣僚の自主的な判断に任せられている。
The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.
小泉首相が「憲法違反だから靖国神社参拝しちゃいかんという人がいます」と語った。
Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".
教科書問題や歴史認識、靖国神社への首相の参拝などで、日中関係に波風が立っている。
Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.