礼

See also: 禮

礼	U+793C, 礼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-793C

← 礻
[U+793B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

礽 →
[U+793D]

礼	U+FA18, 礼 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA18

← 益
[U+FA17]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

神 →
[U+FA19]

Translingual

Stroke order

Traditional	禮
Simplified	礼
Japanese	礼
Korean	禮

Han character

礼 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+1, 5 strokes, cangjie input 戈火山 (IFU), four-corner 3221₀, composition ⿰礻乚(U+793C) or ⿰示乚(U+FA18))

Derived characters

𠲥, 𡋀, 𢙔, 𢬦, 𣑶, 𨦂(𫓳), 𩷋, 𫰣, 𫸱, 𣉷, 𬯰, 𦮲, 𮅍, 𫩵, 𫩶, 𧊢
𥘶, 𥘷, 𥙒, 𥙓, 𥙧, 𥙩, 𥙪, 𥚄, 𥚅, 𥚇, 𥚤, 𥚥, 𥚯, 𥛉, 𥛭, 𥜤, 𫩉, 𬒸, 𬒼, 𬓐, 𬓓

Related characters

禮 (Orthodox traditional form)

Descendants

れ (Hiragana character derived from man'yōgana)
レ (Katakana character derived from man'yōgana)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 839, character 22
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24626
Dae Jaweon: page 1256, character 28
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2385, character 2
Unihan data for U+793C
Unihan data for U+FA18

Chinese

Glyph origin

Based on an ancient form of 禮 recorded in Shuowen as . In regular script, the earliest record can be traced back to the Tang dynasty orthographical dictionary Ganlu Zishu 《干祿字書》.

In modern form: Simplified from 禮 (示 → 礻 and 豊 → 乚).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 礼 – see 禮 (“ritual; rite; ceremony; rules of etiquette; rules of propriety; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and ancient form of 禮).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02906-002

Japanese

Shinjitai	礼
Kyūjitai	禮

Glyph origin

Listed in the 1946 tōyō kanji as a shinjitai of 禮.

Kanji

礼

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

manners; etiquette

Readings

Go-on: らい (rai, Jōyō)
Kan-on: れい (rei, Jōyō)
Kun: いや (iya, 礼); うや (uya, 礼); うやまう (uyamau, 礼う); のり (nori, 礼)

Compounds

礼(れ)文(ぶん)島(とう) (Rebun-tō)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
礼
いや Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
禮 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 礼 – see the following entry.

【いや】	[noun] the act of respecting one; reverence

(This term, 礼, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
礼
れい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
禮 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 禮 (MC lejX).

Alternative forms

(honorific) お礼(れい) (o-rei)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ː]

Noun

礼(れい) • (rei)

a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist
起(き)立(りつ)！礼(れい)！着(ちゃく)席(せき)！
Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!
Stand up! Bow! Sit down! (sequence used to greet teachers in school)
an expression of thanks or gratitude

Synonyms

(bow): お辞(じ)儀(ぎ) (o-jigi)

Troponyms

Related terms

会(え)釈(しゃく) (eshaku): a slight bow
目(もく)礼(れい) (mokurei): a nod to a person
黙(もく)礼(れい) (mokurei): a silent bow
最(さい)敬(けい)礼(れい) (saikeirei): a respectful bow, a low bow
叩(こう)頭(とう) (kōtō): a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja

礼 (eum 례 (rye), South Korea 예 (ye))

Alternative form of 禮

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).

Vietnamese

Han character

礼: Hán Việt readings: lễ[1][2]
礼: Nôm readings: lạy[1][3][2][4], lẫy[1][3][2][4], lấy[1][3][2], trễ[1][3][2], lẻ[1][2][4], lãi[1][2][4], lễ[1][3], rẻ[1][3], trẻ[1][3], rẽ[3][2], lẩy[2][4], lệ[1], lưỡi[1], lẽ[3], lởi[2], lỡi[2], trẩy[2], lể[4]

Alternative form of 禮

References

Nguyễn (2014).
Trần (2004).
Nguyễn et al. (2009).
Hồ (1976).

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[tdcndg-1] Nguyễn (2014).

[gdhn-2] Trần (2004).

[tdcntd-3] Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[btcn-4] Hồ (1976).