お礼れい

noun

thank-you gift; reward; token of thanks

Refers to something given in return for help or kindness, from a small gift to money offered as a reward.

• お世せ話わになった先せん生せいにお礼れいの品しなを贈おくった。

  I sent a thank-you gift to the teacher who had helped me.

• 財さい布ふを拾ひろってくれた人ひとに少すこしお礼れいを渡わたした。

  I gave a small reward to the person who found my wallet.

noun

bow of thanks; thankful bow

A physical bow made as an expression of thanks or respect. In ordinary modern wording, お辞儀 is the more direct word for a bow, while お礼 emphasizes the thankful act.

• 彼かの女じょは深ふかくお礼れいをしてから部屋へやを出でた。

  She made a deep bow of thanks before leaving the room.

noun

manners; etiquette; ceremony; ritual

Rare or old-fashioned as お礼／御礼; this reflects broader senses of 礼 meaning propriety, formal etiquette, or ritual observance rather than ordinary 'thanks.'

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「御お礼れい」が感かん謝しゃではなく作さ法ほうや儀ぎ礼れいを指さすことがある。

  In older writing, 御礼 can refer to etiquette or ritual rather than gratitude.