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お辞儀 (おじぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation お辞儀する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary お 辞じ 儀ぎ する お 辞じ 儀ぎ しない Polite お 辞じ 儀ぎ します お 辞じ 儀ぎ しません Past polite お 辞じ 儀ぎ しました お 辞じ 儀ぎ しませんでした Past お 辞じ 儀ぎ した お 辞じ 儀ぎ しなかった Te-form お 辞じ 儀ぎ して お 辞じ 儀ぎ しないで Desire お 辞じ 儀ぎ したい お 辞じ 儀ぎ したくない Potential お 辞じ 儀ぎ できる お 辞じ 儀ぎ できない Passive お 辞じ 儀ぎ される お 辞じ 儀ぎ されない Causative お 辞じ 儀ぎ させる お 辞じ 儀ぎ させない Causative passive お 辞じ 儀ぎ させられる お 辞じ 儀ぎ させられない Volitional お 辞じ 儀ぎ しよう Polite volitional お 辞じ 儀ぎ しましょう Imperative お 辞じ 儀ぎ しろ お 辞じ 儀ぎ するな Conditional お 辞じ 儀ぎ すれば お 辞じ 儀ぎ しなければ Tara conditional お 辞じ 儀ぎ したら お 辞じ 儀ぎ しなかったら
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Please bow when you meet the teacher.
He bowed deeply and apologized.
Kanji 御 honorable, manipulate, govern Related words 会釈 is a light nod or slight bow used for casual greetings, while お辞儀 is a proper, deeper bow used in more formal situations.
最敬礼 is the deepest, most formal bow reserved for ceremonial or highly respectful occasions, whereas お辞儀 covers ordinary polite bowing.
お辞儀 is a noun for a bow, while 頭を下げる is the verb phrase describing the act of lowering one's head.
お辞儀 is a general, everyday bow, while 敬礼 is a more formal, often military or ceremonial salute.
Don't confuse with お辞儀 is the common everyday word for the physical act of bowing, while 礼 in this sense is more formal or appears in set ritual phrases like 一礼.
お辞儀 is the ordinary word for the physical act of bowing, while お礼 as a bow specifically emphasizes that the bow expresses gratitude.
Written forms お 辞じ 儀ぎ
Standard polite spelling with honorific prefix お. The most common written form.
御お 辞じ 儀ぎ
Formal or literary variant using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix. Rare in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of honorific prefix お and 辞儀 (bowing, courtesy). 辞儀 itself is a Sino-Japanese word from 辞 (word, expression) and 儀 (ceremony, formality).
