Japanese symbol for “bestowed”

拝領

はいりょう

Romaji: hairyou

receiving (from a superior); bestowed

In Japanese, bestowed is 拝領, read はいりょう (hairyou).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt receiving (from a superior); bestowed

Kanji and stroke order

拝

worship, adore, pray to

on: ハイ
kun: おが.む、おろが.む

8 strokes · JLPT 2

領

jurisdiction, dominion, territory

on: リョウ
kun: えり

14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
崇拝	すうはい suuhai	worship; adoration; admiration
参拝	さんぱい sanpai	going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
拝見	はいけん haiken	seeing; looking at
礼拝	れいはい reihai	worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
拝借	はいしゃく haishaku	borrowing
拝啓	はいけい haikei	Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam
大統領	だいとうりょう daitouryou	president (of a country)
領域	りょういき ryouiki	territory; domain

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.