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礼状 (れいじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

礼れい状じょう

れ

い

じょ

う

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

letter of thanks; acknowledgment note

A written note or letter sent to express thanks or acknowledge something received; more formal and written-sounding than お礼の手紙.

贈おくり物ものをいただいたので、すぐに礼れい状じょうを書かいた。
I received a gift, so I wrote a thank-you letter right away.
先せん生せいに礼れい状じょうを出だすのを

忘わす

れ

ない

で

ください

。

Please don't forget to send a thank-you note to the teacher.

Kanji

礼salute, bow, ceremony
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Similar words

お礼れいの手て紙がみ
A plainer, more explanatory phrase for a thank-you letter; 礼状 is more concise and somewhat more formal.
感かん謝しゃ状じょう
Usually a formal certificate or written statement of appreciation, often issued by an organization; 礼状 is an ordinary letter or note of thanks.
お礼れい状じょう
A polite form of 礼状, often used in courteous or customer-facing contexts.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 礼 means courtesy, thanks, or etiquette, and 状 means a written document or letter. Together they denote a written expression of thanks or acknowledgment.