bowing one's head; worship
Refers to the act of bowing deeply in respect or worship, often in religious or formal contexts.
I bowed deeply at the shrine.
Honorific suffix used after one's own name at the end of a letter, similar to 'Yours truly' or 'Respectfully yours'.
At the end of the letter, I wrote 'Yamada Taro, respectfully yours'.
see; look at
worship; adoration; cult
worship; church service
borrowing (humble)
view respectfully; visit and see
audience with a high-ranking person
hall of worship; front shrine
read (humble)
listen respectfully; hear with humility
money-worship; mammon-worship
humbly receive; be granted
worship; bow in reverence
receive an official appointment; be appointed
circuit pilgrimage
threefold worship; repeated adoration
bowing repeatedly; kowtowing · yours respectfully; respectfully yours
bowing twice; worshipping again · yours sincerely; sincerely yours
pent roof over shrine/temple stairs
evening service; evening worship
worship; adoration
worshipping while seated
bow; worship · receive (humble) · see (humble)
respectfully yours; sincerely
receive (humble); accept (humble)
The kanji 拝 means 'to bow' or 'to worship', and the reading はい is its on'yomi. The suffix use derives from the respectful act of bowing, extended to letter closings.