Keyword
polite
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1168
Old form禮
Readings
れい
(57%)
らい
(42%)
Composed of
altar
umbrella handle
Mnemonic

It's raining, and you're getting drenched. You don't have an umbrella, and there is nowhere to hide from the rain. Suddenly one of the local cult members rushes to you with an umbrella handle.

"Here, here's an umbrella! Use it! By the way, have you heard of our Lord and Savior...?"

Sneaky! Cult members are usually very polite when they try to convert you to their religion. Then they bring you to their temple, get you to kneel before their altar, and the next thing you know you're one of them, looking for the next victim.

Used in vocabulary (199 in total)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
Examples (200 in total)
No, I should be leaving now.
And be sure not to be rude.
Excuse me, let me just check.