Word Meaning

はい hai

拝 is read as はい (hai) and means respectfully yours.

Meaning

English

  1. respectfully yours
  2. bowing one's head (in respect or worship)
  3. worship

Reading

Kana

はい

Romaji

hai

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 144670 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拝見

はいけん

seeing

拝む

おがむ

to see (something or someone of high status)

拝借

はいしゃく

borrowing

拝金

はいきん

money-worship

拝観

はいかん

see

拝殿

はいでん

front shrine

拝礼

はいれい

worship

礼拝

らいはい

worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

参拝

さんぱい

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple)

拝啓

はいけい

Dear (so and so)

拝金主義

はいきんしゅぎ

mammonism

崇拝

すうはい

worship

Example Sentences

10

まいあさ、ぶつだんをおがむ。

Every morning, I worship the Buddhist altar.

かれはじんじゃでしずかにおがんだ。

He prayed quietly at the shrine.

たびのぶじをいのっててをあわせておがんだ。

I put my hands together and prayed for a safe trip.

そぼはつきにむかっておがむようにねがいごとをした。

My grandmother made a wish as if praying to the moon.

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.

にちようびはかぞくでれいはいにいく。

On Sundays, we go to worship as a family.

かのじょはそのかしゅをおがむようなきもちでみていた。

She looked at the singer with a feeling of adoration.

せんせいのしゃしんをはいけんしました。

I looked at the teacher's photo respectfully.

ほんじつ、しりょうをはいじゅしました。

Today, I respectfully received the documents.

He's at church right now.