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► 動詞
祈る  [(2)いのる]    meaning:  pray  rank: 1
☆ 御健康をお祈り申げます ⇨ I pray for your health
☆ 無事祈った ⇨ I prayed for his safety

合掌  [がっしょう]  [合掌する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 皆棺桶で合掌した ⇨ Everybody prayed (by putting hands together) in front of the coffin

祈願  [(1)きがん]  [祈願する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 家族健康を祈願した ⇨ I prayed for health of my family

祈祷  [きとう]  [祈祷する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 神主厄払いの祈祷をした ⇨ The priest performed the ritual to dispel evil spirits

供養  [(1)くよう]  [供養する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 先祖を供養するための祭り ⇨ A memorial service festival for the spirits of ancestors

参拝  [さんぱい]  [参拝する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 私達正月神社で参拝した ⇨ We prayed at the shrine on New Year’s day  (☛ Visit a shrine or temple and pray)

黙祷  [もくとう]  [黙祷する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 私達犠牲者のために黙祷した ⇨ We had a moment of silence for the victims  (☛ Pray silently)

礼拝  [れいはい]  [礼拝する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 一日数回礼拝する ⇨ He prays to God several times a day  (☛ Pray to god as a religious ritual. An alternative pronunciation is “らいはいする”)

拝礼  [はいれい]  [拝礼する]    meaning:  pray  rank: 5
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► 名詞
祈り  [いのり]  [祈りを捧げる]    meaning:  pray  rank: 1
☆ 平和への祈りをげた ⇨ We all prayed for peace

  [きょう]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ さんが御経を読んでいる (おきょう) ⇨ A monk is reciting Buddhist scriptures

参拝  [さんぱい]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 正月の参拝客 ⇨ Shrine visitors on New Year’s day  (☛ Visit a shrine or temple and pray)

念仏  [(1)ねんぶつ]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ かを念仏のようにぶつぶつえている ⇨ He is mumbling something as if reciting Buddhist scriptures  (☛ Buddhist scriptures, often referred sarcastically, as something unintelligible)

黙祷  [もくとう]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 参列者は黙祷をげた ⇨ The people in attendance dedicated silent prayers  (☛ Pray silently)

礼拝  [れいはい]    meaning:  pray  rank: 4
☆ 礼拝堂 ⇨ A chapel