worship

(handleft) + ??? (???)
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8 strokes

Onyomi

HAI

Do you worship Manowar's brand of hairy-chested, anthemic, self-referential metal? HAI!

Mnemonic

hand (手)and some ridiculous totem-pole-looking thing I've never seen before.
so we can say. . .
Your praying hands worship the totem pole!

Kunyomi

おが*む literally, to pray at a Shinto temple(BOOBOO: not used for Christians, Buddhists, etc.). Figuratively, to worship the ground someone walks on.
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

拝啓(はいけい)

Dear Sir. . . ★☆☆☆☆ F

polite way to begin a letter: "Dear Sir"

参拝(さんぱい) する

go to a temple to pray ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
(admit defeat / visit) + (worship) = 参拝 (go to a temple to pray)

Synonyms

pray
拝む    祈る    祈願   
respect
尊敬    拝む    崇拝    憧れ