礼

礼 (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)

Wikidata

• KangXi: page 839, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24626
• Dae Jaweon: page 1256, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian: 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).

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

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

(grade 3 “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)

• 礼 (れ)文 (ぶん)島 (とう) (Rebun-tō)

/wiya/ → /iya/.

From Old Japanese. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ija̠]

礼 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 禮, hiragana いや, rōmaji iya, historical hiragana ゐや)

1. the act of respecting one; reverence

• 礼をする

From Middle Chinese 禮 (MC lei^X).

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ː]

礼 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 禮, hiragana れい, rōmaji 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) (ojigi)

礼 (eum 례 (rye), South Korea 예 (ye))

1. Alternative form of 禮

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).

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