礼 : Salute

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Components:

礻乙

salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration

On 'yomi:

レイ(rei) ライ(rai)

Nanori:

あや(aya) なり(nari) のり(nori) ひろし(hiroshi) れ(re)

Strokes:	5
Radical:	礻 (113)
Usage Rating:	1185

JLPT:	N3
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	3

Unicode:	0793c
jis208:	46-73

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礼 Usage examples

座礼(ざれい)	bowing while sitting
礼回り(れいまわり)	making the rounds to express thanks
礼典(れいてん)	etiquette, ritual
礼拝堂(らいはいどう)	place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto), place of worship (esp. Christian)
礼参り(れいまいり)	thanksgiving visit to a shrine
礼物(れいもつ)	gift
礼帽(れいぼう)	ceremonial hat
礼装(れいそう)	formal dress
礼楽(れいがく)	etiquette and music
厚く礼を述べる(あつくれいをのべる)	to thank (a person) heartily
婚礼の儀(こんれいのぎ)	wedding ceremony
立太子礼(りったいしれい)	ceremony of installing a Crown Prince
無礼者(ぶれいもの)	insolent fellow, rude fellow
お礼の申し様(おれいのもうしよう) お礼の申しよう(おれいのもうしよう)	expression of gratitude
夕礼(ゆうれい)	evening assembly (company)
満員御礼(まんいんおんれい)	banners of thanks for the full house (in sumo tournaments, soccer matches, concerts, etc.)
手礼(しゅれい)	hand motion indicating gratitude
礼記(らいき)	the Li Ji or Book of Rites - one of the Five Classics
礼拝所(れいはいしょ)	place of worship
克己復礼(こっきふくれい)	exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality
失礼千万(しつれいせんばん)	extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
無礼千万(ぶれいせんばん)	extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
礼儀感覚(れいぎかんかく)	sense of decorum, attention to the common civilities of life
立礼(りつれい)	bowing while standing, standing bow
大喪の礼(たいそうのれい)	funeral service of a Japanese emperor
衣食足りて礼節を知る(いしょくたりてれいせつをしる)	only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite