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礼

5 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
乙 礼
Variants:
禮
salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
On:
レイ、 ライ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 礼 【レイ】 thanks, gratitude, manners, etiquette, bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing, reward, gift, ceremony, ritual, key money
  • 礼儀 【レイギ】 manners, courtesy, etiquette
  • 巡礼 【ジュンレイ】 pilgrimage, pilgrim
  • 儀礼 【ギレイ】 courtesy, etiquette, formality, protocol, (religious) observance, ritual, rite
  • 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification
  • 礼冠 【ライカン】 crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
  • 頂礼 【チョウライ】 prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
  • 帰命頂礼 【キミョウチョウライ】 most formal form of a prayer

Readings

Japanese names:
あや、 なり、 のり、 ひろし、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li3
Korean:
rye

Spanish

  • saludo
  • reverencia
  • cortesía
  • gracias

Portuguese

  • saudação
  • reverência
  • cerimônia
  • agradecimento
  • remuneração

French

  • salut
  • courbette
  • cérémonie
  • remerciements
  • rémunération
337 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
436 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
413 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
983 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3229 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
770 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
146 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
620 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
630 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
822 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1417 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1012 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
547 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1096 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24626P Morohashi
818 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4061 New Nelson (John Haig)
1087 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1168 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
656 2001 Kanji
4e1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-1 SKIP code
3221.0 Four corner code
1-46-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
793c Unicode hex code

儀

15 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 亅 化 并 手 戈 王 羊
ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
739 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 儀 【ギ】 ceremony, matter, affair, case, with regard to, as for, as concerns
  • 儀式 【ギシキ】 ceremony, rite, ritual, service
  • 奥義 【オウギ】 secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart
  • 祭儀 【サイギ】 rites, ritual

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi2
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • regla
  • norma
  • etiqueta
  • ceremonia
  • modelo de astros

Portuguese

  • cerimônia
  • regra
  • romance
  • caso
  • uma matéria

French

  • cérémonie
  • règle
  • affaire
  • cas
  • matière
  • manières
1137 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1311 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
554 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1252 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1071 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2255 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
727 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
740 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
936 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
137 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
191 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
124 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
147 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
993 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1172 Morohashi
169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
324 New Nelson (John Haig)
984 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1059 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1747 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2159 2001 Kanji
2a13.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-13 SKIP code
2825.3 Four corner code
1-21-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5100 Unicode hex code

正

5 strokes
Radical:
stop 止
Parts:
一 止
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Kun:
ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
143 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 正 【セイ】 (logical) true, regular, 10^40, ten thousand undecillion, original, positive, greater than zero, thesis (in dialectics)
  • 正解 【セイカイ】 correct answer, right solution, correct interpretation, right decision, right choice, appropriate judgement
  • 検事正 【ケンジセイ】 chief public prosecutor
  • 適正 【テキセイ】 reasonable, suitable
  • 正 【ショウ】 exactly, precisely, correct, right, true, greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior, director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period), chief
  • 正月 【ショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
  • 大正 【タイショウ】 Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25), Taisho era
  • 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!

Kun reading compounds

  • 正しい 【ただしい】 right, correct, proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
  • 正しい行い 【ただしいおこない】 conducting oneself properly, right conduct, doing the right thing
  • 正す 【ただす】 to correct, to rectify, to reform, to amend, to redress, to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.), to adjust
  • 糺す 【ただす】 to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of
  • 正 【まさ】 exact, precise
  • 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
  • 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally

Readings

Japanese names:
おお、 くに、 ま、 まさし、 ただし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4, zheng1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • correcto
  • justo
  • arreglar
  • enderezar

Portuguese

  • corrigir
  • justiça
  • correto
  • direito
  • 10 elevado a 40

French

  • correct
  • positif
  • juste
  • droit
  • 10**40
46 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
79 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
41 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
109 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
27 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
123 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
203 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
205 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
275 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
275 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1128 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4296 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2172 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2926 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
385 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16255 Morohashi
3484 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2955 New Nelson (John Haig)
379 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
405 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
139 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
42 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3173 2001 Kanji
2m3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-1 SKIP code
1010.1 Four corner code
1-32-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b63 Unicode hex code