親しん拝ぱい

し

ん

ぱ

い

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

imperial worship at a shrine

Refers specifically to the emperor personally visiting and worshipping at a shrine. The cross-reference 御親拝 is a more honorific form.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
拝worship, adore, pray to

Similar words

御ご親しん拝ぱい
Honorific form of 親拝, used to show even greater respect for the emperor's act of worship.

Etymology

Compound of 親 (しん, 'in person') and 拝 (はい, 'worship'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with imperial rituals.