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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

礼

Radical

Radical: 示

Reading: しめすへん

Meaning: sign

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

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

Onyomi Examples

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

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