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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小35 strokesRadical 示

礼 · salute, bow

礼 is a kanji meaning salute, bow, ceremony, thanks. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • レイrei
  • ライrai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

None in KANJIDIC2.

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 礼 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 礼
WordReadingMeaningLevel
失礼しつれいdiscourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse meN4
お礼おれいexpression of gratitude; thanking; gift of appreciation; bowN4
礼れいexpression of gratitude; bowN3
礼儀れいぎmanners, courtesy, etiquetteN3
無礼ぶれいimpolite, rudeN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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5 strokes
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