拝む

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 拝む(おがむ) means to bow or pray reverently toward a deity, Buddha, or similar object of worship.
• Basic usage: It describes worship before a Buddhist statue or a household altar.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The particle for the object of worship
  • In 仏像を拝む, を follows the object of worship, the Buddhist statue.
• Forms using ん
  • 拝む changes to 拝んで and 拝んだ.