拝はい啓けい

はいけい haikei

Dear (so and so)

noun

Chinese meanings

敬启

Chinese notes

正式书信的开头敬语，常与结尾的敬具呼应。

Examples

拝啓、いつもお世話になっております。
Dear Sir or Madam, thank you for your continued support.
敬启：感谢您一直以来的关照。
拝啓、新春を迎えお元気でお過ごしでしょうか。
Dear Sir or Madam, I hope you are well this New Year.
敬启：值此新春，祝您安康。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('cb2008f46b'); // 拝啓

{
  "id": "cb2008f46b",
  "word": "拝啓",
  "reading": "はいけい",
  "romaji": "haikei",
  "meanings": [
    "Dear (so and so)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1472260,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "拝啓、いつもお世話になっております。",
      "en": "Dear Sir or Madam, thank you for your continued support."
    },
    {
      "ja": "拝啓、新春を迎えお元気でお過ごしでしょうか。",
      "en": "Dear Sir or Madam, I hope you are well this New Year."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "01e6b5c4f6e57a86a93471223f43ea8a1ca244118208b5eb5a487c7769873d67",
    "meanings": [
      "敬启"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "拝啓、いつもお世話になっております。",
        "zh": "敬启：感谢您一直以来的关照。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "拝啓、新春を迎えお元気でお過ごしでしょうか。",
        "zh": "敬启：值此新春，祝您安康。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/cb2008f46b",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1472260; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "正式书信的开头敬语，常与结尾的敬具呼应。",
    "review_hash": "7bdfc0202521f0d0de20bea6422659237339fd0c0a30a79b91c09fe2421fe686"
  }
}