See also:
U+793C, 礼
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-793C

[U+793B]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+793D]

U+FA18, 礼
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA18

[U+FA17]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs
[U+FA19]

Translingual edit

Stroke order
 
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Han character edit

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

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References edit

  • 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

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Based on an ancient form of 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 ( and ).

Definitions edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“ritual; rite; ceremony; rules of etiquette; rules of propriety; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and ancient form of ).
Notes:

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Japanese edit

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

 
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Glyph origin edit

Listed in the 1946 tōyō kanji as a shinjitai of .

Kanji edit

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. manners; etiquette

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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
いや
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
いや
[noun] the act of respecting one; reverence
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC lejX).

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(れい) (rei

  1. a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist
    ()(りつ)(れい)(ちゃく)(せき)
    Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!
    Stand up! Bow! Sit down! (sequence used to greet teachers in school)
  2. an expression of thanks or gratitude
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Korean edit

Hanja edit

(eum (rye), South Korea (ye))

  1. Alternative form of

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

: Hán Việt readings: lễ[1][2]
: 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

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