Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N3
1185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: レイ, ライ
Composition: 礻 乙
Radical: 示
Reading: しめすへん
Meaning: sign
Strokes: 4
失礼する(しつれいする) be impolite
礼儀(れいぎ) courtesy
謝礼(しゃれい) reward
お礼(おれい) appreciation, gratitude
婚礼(こんれい) marriage ceremony
礼金(れいきん) finder's fee, reward
礼賛する(らいさんする) praise
礼 (レイ) thanks, gratitude, manners, etiquette, bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing, reward, gift, ceremony, ritual, key money
礼儀 (レイギ) manners, courtesy, etiquette
巡礼 (ジュンレイ) pilgrimage, pilgrim
儀礼 (ギレイ) courtesy, etiquette, formality, protocol, (religious) observance, ritual, rite
礼賛 (ライサン) praise, worship, adoration, glorification
礼冠 (ライカン) crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
頂礼 (チョウライ) prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
帰命頂礼 (キミョウチョウライ) most formal form of a prayer