拝 – worship, adore, pray to

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The kanji 拝 means worship, adore, pray to. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハイ (hai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おが.む、おろが.む (ogamu, orogamu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハイ	hai
Kun’yomi	おが.む	ogamu
Kun’yomi	おろが.む	orogamu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: ｜・一・干・扎.

Words using 拝

拝見はいけんseeing拝むおがむto assume the posture of praying拝啓はいけいDear (so and so)拝借はいしゃくborrowing崇拝すうはいworship

Example sentences

パスポートを拝見できますか。

May I see your passport, please?

Tatoeba #198077

その不届きな野郎の顔を、拝ませてもらうか。

Let's have a gander at this insolent man.

Tatoeba #76614

ちょっとお知恵を拝借願えませんか？

Could you give me some advice?

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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