日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsworship, adore, pray to
On'yomiハイ
Kun'yomiおが、おろが
Strokes8
Radical

Compounds

  • going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple), visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

Example sentences

  • Could I see your driver's license?

  • They attended worship.

  • They worshipped him as a hero.

  • "By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."

  • The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.

  • In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.

  • Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".

  • A humble-looking old man was presented to the king.