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礼
  • on reading:
  • レイ   ライ
  • kun reading:
  • meaning(s):
  • salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
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Compounds

Compounds

お礼 おれい thanking; expression of gratitude
按手礼 あんしゅれい (Protestant) laying on of hands; ordination
一礼 いちれい a bow (salute, greeting)
栄誉礼 えいよれい salute of guards of honor
回礼 かいれい going from door to door greeting relatives and friends
割礼 かつれい circumcision
儀礼 ぎれい etiquette; courtesy
虚礼 きょれい empty (useless) formalities
軍礼 ぐんれい military honors
敬礼 けいれい salute
欠礼 けつれい failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy
堅信礼 けんしんれい (the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
御礼 おれい thanking; expression of gratitude
厚礼 こうれい heartfelt thanks
婚礼 こんれい marriage ceremony; wedding
座礼 ざれい bowing while sitting
再浸礼 さいしんれい rebaptism by immersion
再洗礼 さいせんれい baptism by sprinkling
最敬礼 さいけいれい a respectful bow
祭礼 さいれい (religious) festival
三顧の礼 さんこのれい special confidence (in someone)
失礼 しつれい discourtesy; impoliteness; Excuse me; Goodbye
謝礼 しゃれい reward; honorarium
巡礼 じゅんれい pilgrimage
順礼 じゅんれい pilgrimage
浸礼 しんれい baptism by immersion
聖地巡礼 せいちじゅんれい pilgrimage
洗礼 せんれい baptism
葬礼 そうれい funeral
大礼 たいれい imperial or state ceremony
昼礼 ちゅうれい afternoon assembly (at a company, etc.)
朝礼 ちょうれい morning assembly (company); pep talk
通過儀礼 つうかぎれい rite of passage
典礼 てんれい ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
登舷礼 とうげんれい ceremonial assembling of a ship's crew on deck
刀礼 とうれい sword salute
答礼 とうれい return call or visit; return salute
年礼 ねんれい New Year's greetings
拝礼 はいれい worship
繁文縟礼 はんぶんじょくれい red-tapism
非礼 ひれい impoliteness
返礼 へんれい returning a favor; revenge
無礼 ぶれい impolite; rude
黙礼 もくれい silent bow
目礼 もくれい nodding; greeting (with eyes)
薬礼 やくれい medical fee
立太子礼 りったいしれい ceremonial of instituting the Crown Prince
礼 れい expression of gratitude
礼を言う れいをいう to thank
礼回り れいまわり making the rounds to express thanks
礼楽 れいがく etiquette and music
礼儀 れいぎ manners; courtesy; etiquette
礼儀作法 れいぎさほう etiquette; courtesy
礼儀正しい れいぎただしい polite (person)
礼金 れいきん finder's fee; reward; honorarium; "key money"
礼遇 れいぐう courteous reception; honorable treatment
礼参り れいまいり thanksgiving visit to a shrine
礼讃 らいさん praise; worship; adoration; glorification
礼賛 らいさん praise; worship; adoration; glorification
礼式 れいしき etiquette; manners
礼状 れいじょう acknowledgment; letter of thanks
礼節 れいせつ decorum; propriety; politeness
礼装 れいそう formal dress
礼典 れいてん etiquette; ritual
礼拝 らいはい adoration; worship; divine service
礼拝 れいはい adoration; worship; divine service
礼拝堂 れいはいどう place of worship
礼服 れいふく ceremonial dress
礼物 れいもつ gift
礼法 れいほう etiquette; courtesy; manners
礼砲 れいほう salute (gun)
礼帽 れいぼう ceremonial hat
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
慇懃無礼 いんぎんぶれい hypocritical courtesy; superficially polite but rude in intent
縟礼 じょくれい bothersome formalities