礼

Thanks

Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingレイ、ライ

JLPT level: N3 Jōyō Grade 3Level 4

Verbs with «礼»

Meanings

thanks
bow
ceremony
remuneration
salute
salutationRtK

gratitude
manners
etiquette
bow (i.e. bending of the body)

Synonyms

Homonyms

ⓘ

Same reading (れい)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical示spirit 礻variant

Components

How it's built

礼

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

salute · altar (示) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1168

Compound words

お礼おれい

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow

祭礼さいれい

(religious) festival

儀礼ぎれい

courtesy; etiquette; formality; protocol; (religious) observance

失礼しつれい

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave

謝礼しゃれい

reward; honorarium; remuneration

巡礼じゅんれい

pilgrimage; pilgrim

洗礼せんれい

baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something

朝礼ちょうれい

morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

非礼ひれい

impoliteness

無礼ぶれい

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

礼儀れいぎ

manners; courtesy; etiquette

礼金れいきん

money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; recompense; remuneration

礼状れいじょう

acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks

礼拝れいはい

worship (esp. Christian); (church) service

礼服れいふく

formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit

失礼しますしつれいします

excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon

失礼しましたしつれいしました

my apologies; I'm sorry; excuse me

going from door to door greeting relatives and friends (esp. at New Year)

割礼かつれい

(male) circumcision

虚礼きょれい

empty (useless) formalities

軍礼ぐんれい

military honors

敬礼けいれい

salute, bow, respectful greeting

On Reading Examples

彼の無礼さには我慢出来ない。ぶれい

I can't stand his impoliteness.tatoeba

将軍は礼服を着てひときわ目立っていた。れいふく

The general cut a distinguished figure in his dress uniform.tatoeba

彼が礼儀正しいので、私たちは尊敬している。れいぎ

We look up to him because of his politeness.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は頭が良く、そのうえ礼儀正しい。

He is bright, and what is more, he is polite.tatoeba

彼は洗礼を受けてカトリック教徒となった。

He was baptized a Catholic.tatoeba

彼は女の子がおぼれているのを助けたので謝礼を受けた。

He rescued a girl from drowning and was given a reward.tatoeba

彼は主催者にパーティーがたいへん楽しかったとお礼を言った。

He thanked his host for a most enjoyable party.tatoeba

また、お礼を述べたい場合も同様である。

If you want to express thankful feelings in a prayer, follow the same procedure as the above.wiki

お梶親子は早速主人の放免に社へお礼詣り。

Okaji and her son immediately visited a shrine to pray for her husband's discharge.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Bow; thanks. 礻 (altar) + 乚 (a bowing figure) — bowing before an altar.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 礼

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step