崇拝|すうはいsuuhai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbworship; adoration; admiration; cult
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 崇拝する（すうはいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 崇拝します（すうはいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 崇拝しない（すうはいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 崇拝しません（すうはいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 崇拝せず・崇拝せぬ（すうはいせず・すうはいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 崇拝した（すうはいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 崇拝しました（すうはいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 崇拝しなかった（すうはいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 崇拝しませんでした（すうはいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 崇拝して（すうはいして） |
| Potential | 崇拝できる（すうはいできる） |
| Passive | 崇拝される（すうはいされる） |
| Causative | 崇拝させる（すうはいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 崇拝させられる（すうはいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 崇拝すれば（すうはいすれば） |
| tara | 崇拝したら（すうはいしたら） |
| Volitional | 崇拝しよう（すうはいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 崇拝しましょう（すうはいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 崇拝しろ（すうはいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym敬ううやまうNeutralEveryday verb for respecting elders and deities. 「崇拝」 is stronger, verging on worship.
- Synonym礼拝れいはいNeutralA religious act of worship or church service, as in 「礼拝堂」. 「崇拝」 denotes the feeling of worship.
- Synonym尊崇そんすうWrittenWritten/formal: revering and venerating someone. 「崇拝」 leans toward near-religious worship.
- Synonym崇敬すうけいWrittenWritten/formal: solemn reverence, often for deities or ancestors. 「崇拝」 runs deeper, verging on worship.
- Synonym欽仰きんぎょうWrittenWritten/formal and rare: admiring and looking up to someone. Say 「尊敬」 in daily speech; 「崇拝」 is stronger.
- Synonym渇仰かつごうWrittenWritten/formal, originally a Buddhist term; also deep reverence for a person. In daily speech use 「尊敬」 or 「崇拝」.
- Related畏敬いけいNeutralReverence tinged with awe or fear, as in 「自然への畏敬」. 「崇拝」 centers on worship.
- Related心酔しんすいNeutralBeing captivated by someone's ideas or works. 「崇拝」 suggests idol-like worship.
- Related傾倒けいとうNeutralDevoting oneself to a doctrine or person, as in 「ゲーテに傾倒」. 「崇拝」 is more intense.
- Related尊ぶとうとぶNeutralTo prize or value something, as in 「和を尊ぶ」. 「崇拝」 centers on the object of worship.
- Related敬愛けいあいNeutralRespect combined with affection, as in 「敬愛する先生」. 「崇拝」 is more intense.
- Related尊敬そんけいNeutralThe most general word for respect. 「崇拝」 is stronger and near-religious in tone.
- Related敬服けいふくNeutralRespect arising from admiration. 「崇拝」 is reverence verging on worship.
- Related敬慕けいぼWrittenWritten/formal: loving respect and admiration, as in 「敬慕の念」. 「崇拝」 is stronger.
- Related愛慕あいぼWrittenWritten/formal: romantic love and longing. 「崇拝」 is about worship, not affection.
- Related恭敬きょうけいWrittenWritten/formal: respectful deference and humility. 「崇拝」 implies near-religious worship.
- Antonym軽蔑けいべつNeutralAntonym on the axis of respect versus contempt: to scorn and look down on someone.
- Antonym嫌悪けんおNeutralAntonym on the axis of love versus hate: disgust and aversion.
Use 「崇拝」 for deep, near-worshipful adoration, as in 「偶像崇拝」 or 「英雄崇拝」. For ordinary respect choose 「尊敬」; for respect with affection 「敬愛」; for awe mixed with reverence 「畏敬」; for being captivated by someone's ideas 「心酔」. The antonyms are 「軽蔑」 and 「嫌悪」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 心から敬うこと。
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