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Kotomora

儀

ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • ギ

Kun'yomi

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Nanori

  • のり
  • よし

Meaning

儀 centers on formal, structured conduct: a ceremony, a rule, or a matter handled with proper procedure. The idea of an affair or case extends naturally from a formal matter.

Most common words using 儀

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  • 儀式ぎしき
    N2

    ceremony; rite; ritual; service

  • 葬儀そうぎ

    funeral; funeral service

  • 礼儀れいぎ
    N3

    manners; courtesy; etiquette

  • 余儀なくよぎなく

    unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably

  • 儀ぎ

    ceremony

  • 流儀りゅうぎ

    way (of doing things); method; style; fashion

  • 行儀ぎょうぎ
    N3

    manners; behavior; behaviour

  • 儀礼ぎれい
    N1

    courtesy; etiquette; formality; protocol

  • お辞儀おじぎ
    N3

    bow; bowing

  • 祝儀しゅうぎ

    celebration; celebratory event; wedding ceremony

  • 難儀なんぎ

    troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult

  • 律儀りちぎ

    upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

  • 地球儀ちきゅうぎ

    Earth globe (model); terrestrial globe

  • 大儀たいぎ

    state ceremony

  • 婚儀こんぎ

    wedding ceremony

  • 他人行儀たにんぎょうぎ

    standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

  • 儀典ぎてん

    ceremony; rite; ritual; service

  • 六分儀ろくぶんぎ

    sextant

  • 辞儀じぎ

    bow; bowing (and greeting)

  • 儀仗ぎじょう

    ceremonial weapon

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Etymology

儀 combines 亻 (person) with 義, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of proper form or righteousness. Together they suggest a person acting according to proper form, hence ceremony or rule.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 beside 義 (righteousness, proper form) suggests a person following proper form: a ceremony or rule.

Reading mnemonic

For ギ, imagine a person in a ceremony wearing a gi (martial arts uniform): gi -> ギ, and the person follows the rules of the ceremony.