Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 5

礼

Meaning in English

salute, bow, ceremony

Readings

Onyomi: レイ, ライ Kunyomi: — Romaji: rei, rai

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

礼

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese saudação, reverência, cerimônia

Spanish saludo, reverencia, ceremonia

Korean 경례, 절, 의식

French salut, révérence, cérémonie

Italian saluto, inchino, cerimonia

German Gruß, Verbeugung, Zeremonie

Indonesian memberi hormat, membungkuk, upacara

★ Vietnamese chào, cúi đầu, nghi lễ

Thai การทำความเคารพ การโค้งคำนับ พิธีการ

Kanji

Related kanji

N3 示 ji, shi / shime.su show, indicate, point out N4 社 sha / yashiro company, firm, office N1 祉 shi welfare, happiness, bien-être N2 祈 ki / ino.ru pray, wish, prier N3 神 shin, jin / kami, kan-, kou- gods, mind, soul N2 祝 shuku, shuu / iwa.u celebrate, congratulate, célébrer N3 祖 so ancestor, pioneer, founder N1 祐 yuu, u / tasu.keru help, ayudar N1 祥 shou / saiwa.i, kiza.shi, yo.i, tsumabi.raka auspicious, happiness, blessedness

Word

Words with this kanji

N4 お礼 orei thanks, gratitude, thank-you gift N4 失礼 shitsurei impoliteness, discourtesy, excuse me

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 そんな失礼なことは言うものではない Sonna shitsurei na koto wa iu mono de wa nai One should not say something so rude N4 先生に対して失礼なことを言いました。 Sensei ni taishite shitsurei na koto o iimashita. I said something rude to the teacher.