- godan verb, transitive to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
- to beg; to make a supplication
- humble, sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese to see (something or someone of high status)
拝む
おがむ
to assume the posture of praying