礼れい

noun

thanks; gratitude

Often appears in set phrases such as 礼を言う and お礼, referring to expressing or feeling thanks.

See also: お礼

• 助たすけてくれた人ひとに礼れいを言いいなさい。

  Say thank you to the person who helped you.

noun

manners; etiquette; propriety

Refers to proper conduct or courtesy expected in social situations; common in expressions such as 礼をわきまえる.

• 彼かれは年とし下したにも礼れいを尽つくす人ひとだ。

  He is someone who shows proper courtesy even to people younger than him.

• 客きゃくの前まえでは礼れいをわきまえた態たい度どを取とりなさい。

  Behave with proper manners in front of the guests.

noun, counter

bow; bowing

The physical act of bowing; also used in counting bows in set ritual phrases such as 二礼二拍手一礼.

• 彼かの女じょは深ふかく礼れいをした。

  She made a deep bow.

• 神じん社じゃでは二に礼れい二に拍はく手しゅ一いち礼れいをする。

  At the shrine, you bow twice, clap twice, and bow once.

noun

reward; gift of thanks

A recompense or gift given in return for help; お礼 is the more everyday polite form, while plain 礼 often appears in direct or terse expressions.

• 犬いぬを見みつけてくれたら礼れいはします。

  If you find my dog, I will give you a reward.

noun

ceremony; ritual; rite

Used for formal rites and ceremonies, especially in compounds or fixed names such as 即位の礼.

• 即そく位いの礼れいが厳おごそかに行おこなわれた。

  The enthronement ceremony was held solemnly.

noun

key money

Real-estate abbreviation for 礼金, the non-refundable key money paid when renting a property; mostly seen in listings and ads.

See also: 礼金

• この物ぶっ件けんは敷しき一いち、礼れい一いちと書かいてある。

  This listing says one month deposit and one month key money.

• 不ふ動どう産さん広こう告こくの「礼れい」は礼れい金きんの略りゃくです。

  In real-estate ads, “礼” is short for key money.