pressing one's hands together in prayer
がっしょう
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
pressing one's hands together in prayer
Noun
2.
triangular frame of a thatched roof
Expressions
3.
yours sincerely, yours truly, sincerely yours
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仏像の前で合掌した。
I pressed my hands together in prayer before the Buddha statue.
感謝の気持ちを込めて、彼は静かに合掌した。
With a feeling of gratitude, he quietly pressed his hands together in prayer.
災害の犠牲者に対し、世界中から合掌が捧げられた。
Prayers were offered from all over the world for the victims of the disaster.
日本の伝統的な家屋には、合掌造りと呼ばれる屋根の構造がある。
Traditional Japanese houses have a roof structure called gassho-zukuri.
食事の前後に合掌して「いただきます」「ごちそうさま」と言う習慣がある。
There is a custom of pressing one's hands together before and after meals and saying "itadakimasu" and "gochisousama".
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