巡拝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 巡拝する | 巡拝しない |
| Polite | 巡拝します | 巡拝しません |
| Past polite | 巡拝しました | 巡拝しませんでした |
| Past | 巡拝した | 巡拝しなかった |
| Te-form | 巡拝して | 巡拝しないで |
| Desire | 巡拝したい | 巡拝したくない |
| Potential | 巡拝できる | 巡拝できない |
| Passive | 巡拝される | 巡拝されない |
| Causative | 巡拝させる | 巡拝させない |
| Causative passive | 巡拝させられる | 巡拝させられない |
| Volitional | 巡拝しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 巡拝しましょう | |
| Imperative | 巡拝しろ | 巡拝するな |
| Conditional | 巡拝すれば | 巡拝しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 巡拝したら | 巡拝しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
circuit pilgrimage
Refers to visiting multiple sacred sites in a set order, often as a religious practice. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to make a circuit pilgrimage'.
四国八十八箇所を巡拝する。
I make a pilgrimage to the 88 temples of Shikoku.
巡礼 is a more general term for pilgrimage, while 巡拝 specifically emphasizes visiting multiple sacred sites in a circuit.
Compound of 巡 (to go around) and 拝 (to worship). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a pilgrimage circuit.