礼れい
Meanings
Noun
1. thanks; gratitude
You don't have to say thanks.
2. manners; etiquette
It seems you don't know the proper etiquette toward nobles.
3. bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing
Having said that, he bowed and left.
4. reward; gift
This is a token of thanks. Take it.
5. ceremony; ritual
6. key money
Kanji used
polite
Pitch accent
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Top 2500
Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one bow; one salute; one greeting
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
salute; bow
manners; courtesy; etiquette
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
pilgrimage; pilgrim
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
impoliteness
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
decorum; propriety; politeness
formal dress
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
etiquette; courtesy; manners
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
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
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
etiquette; manners
Ministry of Rites (Tang dynasty China)
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
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 (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
hand salute; military salute
(gun) salute
etiquette and music
pilgrimage; pilgrim
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
empty (useless) formalities
bowing while sitting
medical fee
manners; courtesy; etiquette
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
to make it worth someone's while; to make something worthwhile
failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy
going from door to door greeting relatives and friends (esp. at New Year); round of complimentary visits
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
returning a favor; gift in acknowledgement of a favor
etiquette; ritual
(Protestant) laying on of hands; ordination
to thank (a person) heartily
to make it worth someone's while; to make something worthwhile
New Year's greetings
making the rounds to express thanks
enthronement ceremony; coronation
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
evening assembly (company)
ceremonial hat
funeral service of a Japanese emperor
military honors; military honours
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
funeral; mourning etiquette
salute from a guard of honor
sword salute
small building used for worship or sutra chanting (located in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
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 (ritsuryō system)
Examples (18 in total)
You don't have to say thanks.
This is a token of thanks. Take it.
I've shown all the courtesy that's required.