合掌する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 合掌する | 合掌しない |
| Polite | 合掌します | 合掌しません |
| Past polite | 合掌しました | 合掌しませんでした |
| Past | 合掌した | 合掌しなかった |
| Te-form | 合掌して | 合掌しないで |
| Desire | 合掌したい | 合掌したくない |
| Potential | 合掌できる | 合掌できない |
| Passive | 合掌される | 合掌されない |
| Causative | 合掌させる | 合掌させない |
| Causative passive | 合掌させられる | 合掌させられない |
| Volitional | 合掌しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 合掌しましょう | |
| Imperative | 合掌しろ | 合掌するな |
| Conditional | 合掌すれば | 合掌しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 合掌したら | 合掌しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
pressing one's hands together in prayer; gassho
The gesture of placing palms together, often in Buddhist or Shinto prayer, but also used in everyday greetings and thanks.
I pressed my hands together in prayer at the temple.
There is a custom of putting one's hands together before meals.
triangular frame of a thatched roof
Architectural term for the triangular gable frame in traditional thatched roofs, resembling hands pressed together.
The roof of a gassho-style house is supported by a triangular frame called gassho.
Used as a closing phrase in Buddhist correspondence, similar to 'sincerely yours' in English letters.
See also: 敬具
At the end of the letter, 'Gassho' was written.
I pressed my palms together facing the Buddhist altar.
I wrote '合掌' at the end of the letter.
I pressed my palms together in prayer for his passing.
gassho-zukuri; steep thatched-roof style
closing one's eyes and joining one's hands in prayer