参拝

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 参拝 is read さんぱい. It means visiting a shrine or temple to worship or pray.
• Basic usage: It appears with worship at a mountain shrine and with people leaving after their prayers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Destination marked by に
  • 山の神社に参拝した means visiting and worshiping at a mountain shrine.
• After worship
  • 参拝を終えた人々 are people walking down the stone steps after finishing their prayers.