参拝(さんぱい)

さんぱい
noun, suru verb
worship, shrine/temple visit
1. worship, visiting a shrine or temple to pray
The act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple to offer prayers and pay respect.
神社(じんじゃ)に参拝(さんぱい)する。
To visit a shrine to pray.
正月(しょうがつ)に初詣(はつもうで)で参拝(さんぱい)した。
I visited a shrine for the New Year's first prayer.
毎朝(まいあさ)近(ちか)くの神社(じんじゃ)に参拝(さんぱい)してから仕事(しごと)に向(む)かうのが日課(にっか)になっている。
It has become my daily routine to visit the nearby shrine every morning before heading to work.

USAGE:
Used with する: 参拝(さんぱい)する (to visit a shrine/temple to pray). Applicable to both Shinto shrines (神社(じんじゃ)) and Buddhist temples (寺(てら)/寺院(じいん)).

At a Shinto shrine, the standard procedure involves bowing, clapping, praying, and bowing again (二拝二拍手一拝(にはいにはくしゅいちはい)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 参拝(さんぱい)する: to visit and pray
  • 参拝(さんぱい)客(きゃく): worshippers, visitors
  • 参拝(さんぱい)者(しゃ): worshippers
  • 初(はつ)参拝(さんぱい): first visit of the year
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Added 2026.2.8 14:52 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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