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Han character

礼 (radical 113 示+1, 6 strokes, cangjie input 戈火山 (IFU), four-corner 3221₀, composition ⿰礻乚)

1. social custom
2. manners
3. courtesy
4. rite
5. proper social behavior (in Confucianism)
6. propriety
7. politeness

Related characters

• れ
• レ

References

• KangXi: page 839, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24626
• Dae Jaweon: page 1256, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2385, character 2
• Unihan data for U+793C

Chinese

Japanese

Etymology

wiya → iya.

Noun

礼 ‎(hiragana いや, romaji iya, historical hiragana ゐや)

1. the act of respecting one; reverence

Noun

礼 ‎(hiragana れい, romaji rei)

1. a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist
2. an expression of thanks or gratitude

Synonyms

• (bow): お辞儀 (じぎ) ‎(ojigi)

Troponyms

• 会釈 (えしゃく) ‎(eshaku): a slight bow
• 目礼 (もくれい) ‎(mokurei): a nod to a person
• 黙礼 (もくれい) ‎(mokurei): a silent bow
• 最敬礼 (さいけいれい) ‎(saikeirei): a respectful bow, a low bow
• 叩頭 (こうとう) ‎(kōtō): a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground

Kanji

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 禮)

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Readings

• Goon: らい (rai)
• Kan’on: れい (rei)
• Kun: いや (iya)

Compounds