洗礼

せんれい

Meanings

1. Noun baptism; christening
2. initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism
3. one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

Kanji

• 洗 wash. Read as セン.
• 礼 courtesy. Read as レイ.

Example sentences

• 彼は洗礼を受けてカトリック教徒となった。
  He was baptized a Catholic.

Common phrases

• 洗礼を受ける
• 洗礼を浴びる

Words containing 洗礼

• 洗礼名 (せんれいめい) Christian name
• 再洗礼派 (さいせんれいは) Anabaptist
• 再洗礼 (さいせんれい) rebaptism

And 5 more.

Word lists

• Christianity

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists