れい
Meanings
Noun
1. 相手に対しての感謝の気持ちや、それを表す言葉。
2. 相手に対しての感謝の気持ちを表わす贈り物。
3. 社会常識としての作法や行動規範。礼儀。
4. 頭を下げるあいさつ。おじぎ。
5. 宮中の儀式。
Kanji used
polite
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
① 一回礼をすること。
① 礼儀を欠くこと。目上の人にぶしつけなふるまいをすること。
① 社会全体の中で習慣として決まっているしきたりや行動。
① 敬意を表し礼をすること。また、その礼。
① キリスト教に入信する際に受ける儀式。② 人生や行動などに変化をもたらす経験や出来事。③ 何かを始めるにあたって受けるつらい体験。仕打ち。
① 結婚の儀式。
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
① 聖地や霊場を巡拝すること。
① 慣習により形式が整えられている礼儀・礼法。
① 礼儀に外れた様子。
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
① 社会の秩序を保つための作法・行動。
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
① 儀式に出る時に着用する礼式に適った服装。
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to accord someone every courtesy
etiquette; courtesy; manners
① 感謝の気持ちを述べた手紙。
to be impolite; to be discourteous
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
① 一定の儀式。
etiquette; manners
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
① 死者を葬る儀式。
to accord someone every courtesy
state ceremony (esp. an enthronement); imperial ceremony; important ceremony (in one's life, e.g. wedding, funeral)
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
hand salute; military salute
etiquette and music
① 聖地や霊場を巡拝すること。
salute (gun)
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
empty (useless) formalities
bowing while sitting
medical fee
failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy
to make it worth somebody's while; to make something worthwhile
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
going from door to door greeting relatives and friends; complimentary visit for the New Year
(Protestant) laying on of hands; ordination
etiquette; ritual
① 年始の挨拶。また、そのための訪問。(新年の季語)
to thank (a person) heartily
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
making the rounds to express thanks
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to make it worth somebody's while; to make something worthwhile
ceremonial hat
① 国葬として行われる天皇の葬儀。
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
military honors; military honours
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
salute of guards of honor (honour)
evening assembly (company)
sword salute
ceremony of installing a Crown Prince
Ceremony of the Abdication of his Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden State Hall
abdication ceremony
crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system)
Examples (3 in total)
Tom bowed.
He thanked her for her kind help.
I thanked him for what he had done.