崇拝（すうはい）

JLPT N2 · noun

Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop

Meaning: worship/adoration

Example sentences

• 彼は英雄を崇拝している。 — He worships the hero.
• 盲目的な崇拝はさける。 — He avoids blind worship.

Idioms & proverbs containing “崇拝”

• 偶像崇拝 (ぐうぞうすうはい) — idolatry; idol worship
• 祖先崇拝 (そせんすうはい) — ancestor worship

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