Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 拝啓

    拝啓

    拝はい啓けい

    Dear (so and so)

    N1KMT10News #41+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    はいけい

    Noun

    1.
    Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    手て紙がみの書かき出だしは拝はい啓けいから始はじまる。

    A letter begins with '拝啓' (Dear Sir/Madam).

    KMT8Core ConceptsDaily Life
    フォーマルな手て紙がみを書かく際さいには、まず拝はい啓けいと書かき始はじめる。

    When writing a formal letter, one first begins by writing '拝啓'.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEducation
    拝はい啓けい、時じ下かますますご清せい栄えいのこととお慶よろこび申もうし上あげます。

    Dear Sir/Madam, I hope this finds you in good health and prosperity.

    KMT10Core ConceptsDaily Life
    ビジネス文ぶん書しょでは、拝はい啓けいに続つづけて時じ候こうの挨あい拶さつを記しるすのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

    In business documents, it is common to write a seasonal greeting after '拝啓'.

    KMT10Core ConceptsBusiness & Finance
    拝はい啓けいと敬けい具ぐは、日に本ほんの手て紙がみにおける定てい型けい的てきな始はじまりと結むすびの言こと葉ばです。

    '拝啓' and '敬具' are standard opening and closing phrases in Japanese letters.

    KMT10Core ConceptsCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    拝
    おが.む・おろが.む…(1)
    worship・adore・pray to
    啓
    ひら.く・さと.す…(7)
    disclose・open・say
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 拝
    • 啓

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›