礼

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]

Stroke order

Traditional	禮
Simplified	礼
Japanese	礼
Korean	禮

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))

• 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

• 禮 (Orthodox traditional form)

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

• 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

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).

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.

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

Shinjitai	礼
Kyūjitai	禮

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

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 禮)

1. manners; etiquette

• 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)
• Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、あや (aya)、かた (kata)、なり (nari)、いや (iya)、うや (uya)、ひろ (hiro)、ひろし (hiroshi)、まさ (masa)、まさし (masashi)、みち (michi)、ゆき (yuki)、よし (yoshi)

• 礼(れ)文(ぶん)島(とう) (Rebun-tō)

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.)

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

Alternative spelling
禮 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 禮 (MC lejX).

• (honorific) お礼(れい) (o-rei)

• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ː]

礼(れい) • (rei) 

1. 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)

2. an expression of thanks or gratitude

• (bow): お辞(じ)儀(ぎ) (o-jigi)

礼 (eum 례 (rye), word-initial (South Korea) 예 (ye))

1. Alternative form of 禮

• 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). [1]

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]

1. Alternative form of 禮