► 動詞
祈る [(2)いのる] meaning: pray rank: 1
☆ 御健康をお祈り申し上げます ⇨ I pray for your health
☆ 私は彼の無事を祈った ⇨ I prayed for his safety
合掌 [がっしょう] [合掌する] meaning: pray rank: 4
☆ 皆棺桶の前で合掌した ⇨ 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
☆ 家族の健康を祈願した ⇨ I prayed for health of my family
祈祷 [きとう] [祈祷する] meaning: pray rank: 4
☆ 神主が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
☆ 私達は正月に神社で参拝した ⇨ 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
☆ 私達は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
☆ 彼は一日数回礼拝する ⇨ 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
☆ 皆で平和への祈りを捧げた ⇨ We all prayed for peace
経 [きょう] meaning: pray rank: 4
☆ 坊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
☆ 彼は何かを念仏のようにぶつぶつ唱えている ⇨ 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
☆ 参列者は黙祷を捧げた ⇨ The people in attendance dedicated silent prayers (☛ Pray silently)
礼拝 [れいはい] meaning: pray rank: 4
☆ 礼拝堂 ⇨ A chapel