Moto 礼: Salute; Bow; CeremonyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- レイ、ライ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 178 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (レイ・ライ)
- 礼れいthanks; gratitude
- 謝礼しゃれいreward; honorarium
- 礼拝れいはいworship (esp. Christian); adoration
- 儀礼ぎれいetiquette; courtesy
- 礼儀れいぎmanners; courtesy
- 洗礼せんれいbaptism
- 巡礼じゅんれいpilgrimage; pilgrim
- お礼おれいthanks; gratitude
- 一礼いちれいbow (salute, greeting)
- 儀礼的ぎれいてきformal; courteous
- 典礼てんれいceremony; etiquette
- 失礼しつれいdiscourtesy; impoliteness
- 婚礼こんれいmarriage ceremony; wedding
- 御礼おれいthanks; gratitude
- 拝礼はいれいworship
- 敬礼けいれいsalute; bow
- 朝礼ちょうれいmorning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
- 栄誉礼えいよれいsalute of guards of honor (honour)
- 無礼ぶれいrudeness; impoliteness
- 礼服れいふくformal dress; ceremonial dress
- 礼状れいじょうacknowledgment; acknowledgement
- 礼節れいせつdecorum; propriety
- 礼賛らいさんpraise; worship
- 礼金れいきんmoney (given as thanks); reward money
- 祭礼さいれい(religious) festival
- 答礼とうれいreturn of a courtesy; returning one's thanks
- 虚礼きょれいempty (useless) formalities
- 返礼へんれいreturn present; return gift
- 非礼ひれいimpoliteness
- お先に失礼しますおさきにしつれいしますpardon me for leaving (first)
- お礼には及びませんおれいにはおよびませんit's nothing; don't mention it
- お礼の申しようおれいのもうしようexpression of gratitude
- お礼の申し様おれいのもうしようexpression of gratitude
- お礼参りおれいまいりvisiting a shrine or temple to give thanks
- お礼奉公おれいぼうこうfree service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
- 三王礼拝さんおうれいはいAdoration of the Magi
- 三礼さんらいadoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
- 三顧の礼さんこのれいshowing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
- 二礼二拍一礼にれいにはくいちれいtwo bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
- 二礼二拍手一礼にれいにはくしゅいちれいtwo bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
- 仁義礼智信じんぎれいちしんthe 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
- 偶像礼拝ぐうぞうれいはいidolatry
- 傲岸無礼ごうがんぶれいarrogance
- 傲慢無礼ごうまんぶれい(arrogance and) insolence
- 儀礼兵ぎれいへいguard of honor; guard of honour
- 儀礼刀ぎれいとうceremonial sword
- 儀礼的無関心ぎれいてきむかんしんcivil inattention; civil indifference
- 克己復礼こっきふくれいexercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality
- 再洗礼さいせんれいrebaptism; anabaptism
- 再洗礼派さいせんれいはAnabaptist
- 再浸礼さいしんれいrebaptism by immersion
- 刀礼とうれいsword salute
- 前を失礼しますまえをしつれいしますexcuse me (when passing in front of somebody)
- 前官礼遇ぜんかんれいぐう(being granted) the privileges of one's former (official) post
- 割礼かつれい(male) circumcision
- 割礼を受けるかつれいをうけるto undergo circumcision; to be circumcised
- 割礼を施すかつれいをほどこすto circumcise (someone)
- 即位の礼そくいのれいenthronement ceremony; coronation
- 厚く礼を述べるあつくれいをのべるto thank (a person) heartily
- 厚礼こうれいheartfelt thanks
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