Vocabulary

What does 合掌 (がっしょう, gasshou) mean?

合掌 (がっしょう, gasshou) means pressing one's hands together in prayer.

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Readingがっしょう
Romajigasshou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
がっしょう
gasshou

pressing one's hands together in prayer

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive pressing one's hands together in prayer
  2. 2noun triangular frame of a thatched roof
  3. 3expression yours sincerely; yours truly; sincerely yours

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