# 礼

| 礼 | U+793C, &#31036; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-793C |
| ← 礻 [U+793B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 礽 → [U+793D] |
| 礼 | U+FA18, &#64024; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA18 |
| ← 益 [U+FA17] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 神 → [U+FA19] |

## Translingual

| 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 3221$_0$, 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》.

### 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

(Third grade 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)
* 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)

#### 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: [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

* 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

* 礼(れい)記(き) (reiki)
* 礼(れい)拝(はい) (reihai)
* 礼(れい)儀(ぎ) (reigi)
* 礼(れい)装(そう) (reisō)
* 礼(れい)服(ふく) (reifuku)
* 礼(れい)をする (reiosuru)

## Korean
### Hanja

礼 (eum 례 (rye), word-initial (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
礼: Nôm readings: lạy, lẫy, lấy, trễ, lẻ, lãi, lễ, rẻ, trẻ, rẽ, lẩy, lệ, lưỡi, lẽ, lởi, lỡi, trẩy, lể
* Alternative form of 禮

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Trần (2004).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hồ (1976).