参さん拝ぱい

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参拝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

visit a shrine/temple to worship; worship at a shrine/temple

Refers specifically to visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple for worship, not a casual sightseeing visit. Often used with する.

〈場所ばしょ〉〉に参拝さんぱいするto visit (a shrine/temple) to worship
毎まい年とし正しょう月がつにこの神じん社じゃに参さん拝ぱいする。
Every New Year I visit this shrine to worship.
〈場所ばしょ〉〉を参拝さんぱいするto pay one's respects at (a shrine/temple)
京きょう都との有ゆう名めいなお寺てらを参さん拝ぱいした。
I paid my respects at a famous temple in Kyoto.
参拝さんぱいを済すませるto finish paying one's respects (at a shrine/temple)
参さん拝ぱいを済すませてからお守まもりを買かった。
After finishing my worship, I bought a good-luck charm.

お参まいりN2
お参り is the casual, everyday word for visiting a shrine or temple, while 参拝 is a slightly more formal term that emphasizes the act of worship itself.
参さん詣けい
参詣 is a more formal or literary word for visiting a shrine or temple, often used for famous or distant places, whereas 参拝 is the common neutral term for worshipping there.
巡じゅん礼れい
参拝 is a visit to a shrine or temple to pray, while 巡礼 refers to a pilgrimage that often involves traveling to multiple sacred sites.
参まいり
参拝 is a more formal, ritual term for worshipping at a shrine or temple, whereas 参り is a plainer, more general word for the visit itself.

拝はい観かん
拝観 means to view or tour a temple or its treasures (often paying an admission fee), while 参拝 specifically means to worship there, so the two describe different purposes for the visit.
参さん加かN4
参加 (to participate) shares the kanji 参 with 参拝 but means joining an activity or event, not visiting a shrine or temple to worship.
礼れい拝はい
礼拝 and 参拝 share the kanji 拝 and both involve religious devotion, but 参拝 specifically means visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple to pray, not attending a Christian-style service like 礼拝.
墓はか参まいりN2
参拝 means visiting a shrine or temple to pray to a deity, while 墓参り specifically means visiting a family grave.

参 (to go, visit) + 拝 (to worship, bow). The combination directly expresses going to worship at a shrine or temple.