祈きとう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

祈とうする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for prayer, including religious prayer and saying grace before meals.

Specifically in Shinto or Buddhist contexts, a prayer or ritual to drive away evil spirits.

〈神かみ〉に祈きとうするto offer prayers to a deity
神じん社じゃで家か族ぞくの健けん康こうを祈きとうした。
I prayed at the shrine for my family's health.
〈人ひと〉に祈きとうしてもらうto have someone perform a prayer or exorcism ritual for you
悪あく霊りょうを追おい払はらうため、僧そう侶りょに祈きとうしてもらった。
I had a monk perform an exorcism to drive away the evil spirit.
祈きとうを捧ささげるto offer up a prayer
教きょう会かいで静しずかに祈きとうを捧ささげた。
I quietly offered a prayer at the church.
〈人ひと〉のために祈きとうするto pray on someone's behalf
病びょう気きの友ゆう人じんのために祈きとうした。
I prayed for my friend who is ill.

祈いのりN3
祈り is the everyday, general word for prayer, while 祈とう usually implies a formal or ritualistic prayer performed by a priest or specialist.
お祓はらい sense 2
お祓い is specifically a Shinto purification or exorcism ritual, while 祈とう is a broader term that also covers Buddhist exorcism rites and ordinary prayer.
祈き願がんN1sense 1
祈願 focuses on praying for a specific wish or outcome (e.g. 合格祈願), whereas 祈とう more broadly covers the act of praying or performing a religious rite.
祈き念ねん
祈祷 refers to a ritual invocation performed as part of a religious ceremony, while 祈念 is a more general word for praying, not necessarily ritualistic.

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祈きとうUsage1%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; preferred in modern usage.
祈き禱とうUsage75%
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 禱; rarely used in modern writing.
祈き祷とうUsage24%
Full kanji spelling; 祷 is a less common kanji, so the mixed form is often used.

A Sino-Japanese compound written 祈禱 or 祈祷, combining two characters associated with praying and supplication.