参さん拝ぱい
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さんぱい
Used in vocabulary
公こう式しき参さん拝ぱい
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
Noun
参さん拝ぱい者しゃ
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
Noun
参さん拝ぱい客きゃく
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
Noun
Examples5
On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.
The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.
Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.
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".