Quick answer
拝 is the kanji for "Adore". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is おが.む (ogamu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Adore
Also : Worship · Pray to
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 拝 represents 'WORSHIP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of worship.
On-reading: はい — remember this sound by associating it with worship. Kun-reading: おが.む.
Example Sentences
神社でお賽銭を入れて、二礼二拍手一礼の作法で拝みました。
じんじゃでおさいせんをいれて、にれいにはくしゅいちれいのさほうでおがみました。
At the shrine I put in a coin offering and worshipped with the two bows, two claps, one bow manner.
拝啓、先日はご親切にしていただき、誠にありがとうございます。
はいけい、せんじつはごしんせつにしていただき、まことにありがとうございます。
Dear Sir/Madam, thank you sincerely for your kindness the other day.
Vocabulary using 拝
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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