Word Meaning 拝啓

はいけい haikei

拝啓 is read as はいけい (haikei) and means Dear (so and so).

Meaning

English

Dear (so and so)
Dear Sir
Dear Madam
To Whom It May Concern

Reading

Kana

はいけい

Romaji

haikei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 敬具 Rank 8188 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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拝金主義

はいきんしゅぎ

mammonism

拝金主義者

はいきんしゅぎしゃ

mammonist

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

崇拝

すうはい

worship

啓示

けいじ

(divine) revelation

啓発

けいはつ

enlightenment

Example Sentences

拝啓、お元気ですか。

はいけい、おげんきですか。

dear sir/madam, how are you?

手紙は「拝啓」で始めるのが一般的だ。

てがみは「はいけい」ではじめるのがいっぱんてきだ.

it is common to start a letter with 'haikei'.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

手紙～拝啓十五の君へ～ Tegami: Haikei Juugo no Kimi e