• 拝見はいけん — humbly see (polite for 見る)
• 拝啓はいけい — Dear Sir/Madam (letter opening)
• 礼拝れいはい — worship; religious service
• 参拝さんぱい — shrine visit
• 拝おがむ — to worship; to pray
• 拝礼はいれい — ceremonial bow

拝 combines the hand radical 扌 with a component depicting hands offering upward, signaling humble prayer and deep respect—both as a gesture and as etiquette.

神社じんじゃで 手てを 合あわせて 拝おがみました。
I prayed with my hands together at the shrine.

先生せんせいの本ほんを 拝見はいけんしました。
I had the honor of reading the teacher’s book.