Japanese

おがむ
Meaning: to pray to; to worship; to see (humble)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 拝む 拝まない
Polite 拝みます 拝みません
Past 拝んだ 拝まなかった
Polite + Past 拝みました 拝みませんでした
Te-form 拝んで 拝まなくて
Potential 拝める 拝めない
Passive 拝まれる 拝まれない
Causative 拝ませる 拝ませない
Causative + Passive 拝まされる 拝まされない
Imperative 拝め 拝むな

Handwriting

拝
む

Example sentences

My grandmother puts her hands together and prays toward the Buddhist altar every morning.
寺で虚空蔵菩薩を拝んだ
I prayed to Akasagarbha Bodhisattva at the temple.
富士山頂から美しい初日を拝んだ。
I worshiped the beautiful first sunrise of the year from the summit of Mount Fuji.

Usage Notes

1. To join hands and pray to gods or Buddha. 2. A humble way to say 'to see' (seeing something rare or precious).

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