さんぱい
Sanpai
参拝 (Sanpai) is a Japanese noun meaning “going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple), visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
Examples
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.
昭和天皇が靖国神社で７５年までに戦後計８回参拝した。
In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.
靖国神社参拝に関しては閣僚の自主的な判断に任せられている。
The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).