Keyword
polite
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1168
Old form
Readings
れい
(56%)
らい
(43%)
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 (181 in total)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
bow (salute, greeting)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
salute; bow
courteous; decorous; polite
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
impoliteness
etiquette; courtesy
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
etiquette; courtesy
marriage ceremony; wedding
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
reward; honorarium; remuneration
pilgrimage; pilgrim
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
pardon me for leaving (first)
decorum; propriety; politeness
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
formal dress
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to accord someone every courtesy
(religious) festival
to be impolite; to be discourteous
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
etiquette; courtesy; manners
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
reward money; reward; honorarium
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
baptismal ceremony; baptism
Christian name; baptismal name
etiquette; manners
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
to accord someone every courtesy
hand salute; military salute
thank you gift; gift given as thanks for a favor or for attending a funeral, etc.; gift sent from a locality to a tax payer as part of the "hometown tax" program
courteous reception; honorable treatment; honourable treatment
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
bowing while standing; standing bow
(male) circumcision
court dress; full-dress uniform
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
state ceremony (esp. an enthronement); imperial ceremony; important ceremony (in one's life, e.g. wedding, funeral)
to worship
salute (gun)
expression of gratitude
pilgrimage; pilgrim
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
empty (useless) formalities
The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi
bowing while sitting
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
etiquette and music
(arrogance and) insolence
mountain; hill
baptist; baptizer
medical fee
failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy
religious service; religious practice
baptistery; baptistry
to make it worth somebody's while; to make something worthwhile
baptism by immersion
enthronement ceremony; coronation
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
most formal form of a prayer
going from door to door greeting relatives and friends; complimentary visit for the New Year
excuse me (when passing in front of somebody)
etiquette; ritual
pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region)
to undergo circumcision; to be circumcised
platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants
semiformal attire; semiformal dress
(Protestant) laying on of hands; ordination
to circumcise (someone)
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
semiformal attire; semiformal dress
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
New Year's greetings
to thank (a person) heartily
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
making the rounds to express thanks
infant baptism; pedobaptism; paedobaptism
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
rude; impolite; discourteous; insolent
to make it worth somebody's while; to make something worthwhile
exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality
ceremonial assembling of a ship's crew on deck
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
ceremonial hat
expression of gratitude
funeral service of a Japanese emperor
join one's hands in prayer; pray with (the palms of) one's hands together
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
military honors; military honours
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
retainer; retinue; servant
salute of guards of honor (honour)
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
heartfelt thanks
afternoon assembly (at a company, etc.)
evening assembly (company)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
excuse me; I'm sorry
abdication ceremony
hand motion indicating gratitude
ceremonial clothes formerly worn by nobility
tea ceremony performed with tables and chairs (instead of sitting on tatami)
refraining from offering the (New Year's) greetings during the period of mourning
sword salute
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
bothersome formalities
guard of honor; guard of honour
rebaptism by immersion
rebaptism; anabaptism
ceremony of installing a Crown Prince
(being granted) the privileges of one's former (official) post
sense of decorum; attention to the common civilities of life
act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette
label (e.g. in programming languages)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
polite; respectful; reverent
ceremonial sword
crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system)
dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism)
paper for wrapping a letter; margin of a letter
extremely rude; impertinent; impolite
politeness; courtesy
civil inattention; civil indifference
Ceremony of the Abdication of his Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden State Hall
setting up a living or ceremonial space with furnishings, implements, etc. (Heian era)
Oxytropis megalantha (species of locoweed)
Examples (161 in total)
What a rude man!
How rude of you!
Excuse me, is this yours?