拝礼|はいれいhairei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbworship
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 拝礼する（はいれいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 拝礼します（はいれいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 拝礼しない（はいれいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 拝礼しません（はいれいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 拝礼せず・拝礼せぬ（はいれいせず・はいれいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 拝礼した（はいれいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 拝礼しました（はいれいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 拝礼しなかった（はいれいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 拝礼しませんでした（はいれいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 拝礼して（はいれいして） |
| Potential | 拝礼できる（はいれいできる） |
| Passive | 拝礼される（はいれいされる） |
| Causative | 拝礼させる（はいれいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 拝礼させられる（はいれいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 拝礼すれば（はいれいすれば） |
| tara | 拝礼したら（はいれいしたら） |
| Volitional | 拝礼しよう（はいれいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 拝礼しましょう（はいれいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 拝礼しろ（はいれいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymお参りおまいりCasualA colloquial honorific for visiting a shrine or temple, or a grave, to pay respects; more everyday than 「拝礼」.
- Synonym参拝さんぱいWrittenWritten word for worshipping at a shrine or temple; stresses the act of going there more than 「拝礼」 does.
- Synonym礼拝れいはいWrittenWritten word for the act or rite of worshipping gods and Buddhas, and for Christian church services; more ceremonial than 「拝礼」 and the more frequent of the two.
- Synonym拝むおがむNeutralNeutral verb: pressing the palms together to pray, or begging for something; more colloquial than 「拝礼」.
- Related崇拝すうはいWrittenWritten word for heartfelt worship or adoration, religious or not; names an inner feeling rather than the act of bowing in 「拝礼」.
- Related敬ううやまうNeutralNeutral verb for respecting and honouring people, gods or Buddhas; an attitude of the heart, not the act of 「拝礼」.
- Related崇めるあがめるWrittenWritten verb for revering someone or something as supreme; loftier than 「拝礼」, which is the physical act of bowing in worship.
- Related尊崇そんすうWrittenRare written noun for reverent esteem; it names the feeling of veneration rather than the act of 「拝礼」.
- Related奉拝ほうはいFormalFormal, rare and old-fashioned: worshipping humbly and reverently; more archaic and solemn than 「拝礼」.
Use 「拝礼」 for bowing in worship before gods or Buddhas, as in 「神前で拝礼する」; it is a written word. For going to a shrine or temple, choose 「参拝」 or the everyday 「お参り」; for a religious rite or a church service, 「礼拝」; for pressing the hands together in prayer, 「拝む」; for heartfelt adoration, 「崇拝」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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