拝はい請しょうじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounhumbly invitingarchaicArchaic humble expression used when respectfully inviting someone. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or formal literary contexts.古こ文ぶん書しょには「拝はい請しょう」と記しるされ、丁てい重ちょうな招まねきを表あらわしていた。In old documents, '拝請' was written to express a respectful invitation.