Keyword
polite
- salute
- bow
- ceremony
- thanks
- remuneration
- Frequency
- #1185
- Strokes
- 5
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1168
Readings
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Mnemonic
At the temple altar, a bowing monk hands you an umbrella handle on a stormy day, so polite you almost forget you're soaked.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
礼
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward; gift; ceremony; ritual; …
Noun
洗礼
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
Noun
返礼
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
Noun
礼金
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; recompense; remuneration; honorarium; key money; fee paid for rental rights
Noun