JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 礼: "salute, bow, ceremony"
The kanji 礼 means "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read レイ, ライ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイライ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1185 of 2,501 |
Common words with 礼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 失礼discourtesy; impoliteness · excuse me; goodbye
- お礼thanks; gratitude · manners; etiquette
- 礼thanks; gratitude · manners; etiquette
- 礼を言うremercier, dire merci
- 無礼rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
- 一礼one bow; one salute; one greeting
- 礼儀manners; courtesy; etiquette
- 敬礼salute; bow
- 礼儀正しいcourteous; decorous; polite
- 礼拝堂chapel · building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
- 洗礼baptism; christening · initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism
- 失礼ながらwith all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
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