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JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

拝おがむ

ogamu

to pray to, to pay respects to

Example sentences

  1. 毎日まいにち、拝おがんでます。

    I pray every day.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 特とくに、仏ほとけや死者ししゃに対たいして香こうをたいて拝おがむこと。

    It especially means to pray to Buddha or the deceased with burning incense.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. どうして、初日はつひの出でを拝おがむの？

    Why do people worship the first sunrise of the year?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 拝

  • 拝worship; adoreOnハイKunおがむ・おろがむ

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