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 146256 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

参拝

さんぱい

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple)

礼拝

らいはい

worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

礼拝

れいはい

worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

拝啓

はいけい

Dear (so and so)

拝金主義

はいきんしゅぎ

mammonism

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.