Word Meaning 拝む
おがむ
ogamu
拝む is read as おがむ (ogamu) and means to see (something or someone of high status).
Meaning
English
- to see (something or someone of high status)
- to beg
- to make a supplication
- 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
Reading
Kana
おがむ
Romaji
ogamu
Stroke Sequence
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3毎朝、仏壇を拝む。
まいあさ、ぶつだんをおがむ。
Every morning, I worship the Buddhist altar.
祖母は月に向かって拝むように願い事をした。
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.
彼女はその歌手を拝むような気持ちで見ていた。
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.