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拝む is an exact match with one form of the following word:
拝む
BOOST
Reading : おがむ   
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
2. to beg; to make a supplication
3. to see (something or someone of high status)  (sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese; humble)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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拝む is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 105,000 (about 1,620,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4379 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 42 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
まわ
いる
みな
とつぜん
突然
わせて
おが
んでいました

Everyone around me all of a sudden put their hands together and prayed.
その
ふとど
不届
きな
やろう
野郎
かお
おが
ませてもらう

Let's have a gander at this insolent man.
おがむ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 223,000 (about 99,700 results)
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ハイ   おが to pray, to venerate   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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