礼
courtesy; rite; salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration
5 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 1185.
Readings
- レイ (on reading): 失礼 (しつれい) discourtesy; お礼 (おれい) thanks
- ライ (on reading): 礼記 (らいき) The Book of Rites; 礼賛 (らいさん) praise
- Read as a whole word: 無礼 (なめ) rude
Components
Words using 礼
- 失礼 (しつれい) discourtesy
- お礼 (おれい) thanks
- 礼儀 (れいぎ) manners
- 無礼 (ぶれい) rudeness
- 礼拝 (れいはい) worship (esp. Christian)
- 礼記 (らいき) The Book of Rites
- 礼賛 (らいさん) praise
- 礼盤 (らいばん) platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants
- 室礼 (しつらい) setting up a living or ceremonial space with furnishings, implements, etc. (Heian era)
- 合掌礼拝 (がっしょうらいはい) join one's hands in prayer
- 無礼 (なめ) rude
- 名礼 (なれ) label (e.g. in programming languages)
- 礼やか (いややか) polite
- 礼事 (いやごと) words of gratitude
175 words in all.