さんぱい

参 拝

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

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

    • 元日に神社へ参拝する日本人は多い。
      On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.