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謝礼 (しゃれい, sharei) Japanese meaning: reward | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 謝礼する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 謝しゃ 礼れい する 謝しゃ 礼れい しない Polite 謝しゃ 礼れい します 謝しゃ 礼れい しません Past polite 謝しゃ 礼れい しました 謝しゃ 礼れい しませんでした Past 謝しゃ 礼れい した 謝しゃ 礼れい しなかった Te-form 謝しゃ 礼れい して 謝しゃ 礼れい しないで Desire 謝しゃ 礼れい したい 謝しゃ 礼れい したくない Potential 謝しゃ 礼れい できる 謝しゃ 礼れい できない Passive 謝しゃ 礼れい される 謝しゃ 礼れい されない Causative 謝しゃ 礼れい させる 謝しゃ 礼れい させない Causative passive 謝しゃ 礼れい させられる 謝しゃ 礼れい させられない Volitional 謝しゃ 礼れい しよう Polite volitional 謝しゃ 礼れい しましょう Imperative 謝しゃ 礼れい しろ 謝しゃ 礼れい するな Conditional 謝しゃ 礼れい すれば 謝しゃ 礼れい しなければ Tara conditional 謝しゃ 礼れい したら 謝しゃ 礼れい しなかったら
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I received a book voucher as an honorarium for the lecture.
I gave a reward to the friend who helped me move.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 謝しゃ 礼れい を 渡わた す to give someone an honorarium
We gave the professor an honorarium for giving the lecture.
謝しゃ 礼れい として 〈 物もの 〉 を 贈おく る to give something as a token of gratitude
〈 事こと 〉 に 謝しゃ 礼れい を 支し 払はら う to pay an honorarium for a service or favor
We paid an honorarium for their cooperation with the interview.
Kanji 謝 apologize, thank, refuse Related words· 9 報酬 is a broad term for pay or compensation for work, often contractual, while 謝礼 is a voluntary token of thanks for a favor or service.
お礼 is a general word for an expression of thanks that can be verbal or a small gift, while 謝礼 specifically implies a concrete monetary or material reward.
謝金 is a more bureaucratic term for the same kind of thank-you payment, often used for honoraria paid to lecturers or researchers, while 謝礼 is the more everyday word.
謝礼 is a formal monetary token of thanks for a service, while plain 礼 in this sense is a shorter, sometimes terser way to refer to the same reward.
Show 5 more 謝礼 is the general term for a reward or fee for a service, while 礼金 more narrowly refers to a monetary gift of thanks or, in rental contexts, key money.
謝礼 is a formal token of thanks (often money) given for a favor, whereas 返し is a broader term that can be any kind of gift given in return.
謝礼 is a token payment or honorarium given as thanks for a service, whereas コミッション specifically implies a calculated fee or percentage tied to a sale or commissioned work.
謝礼 is a broader term for a token of thanks or honorarium given for a favor or service, while ギャラ specifically refers to a performer's fee.
Don't confuse with 礼金 refers specifically to key money paid to a landlord when renting a place, whereas 謝礼 is a general thank-you payment for a favor or service.
謝辞 is a speech or words of thanks, while 謝礼 is a monetary or material reward given as thanks, not the words themselves.
謝罪 means an apology, but 謝礼 (which shares the kanji 謝) means a monetary gift of thanks, not an apology.
Etymology Compound of 謝 (しゃ, 'apology; thanks') and 礼 (れい, 'gratitude; reward'). The combination conveys a tangible expression of gratitude.
As a token of gratitude for the help, we gave a gift certificate.
謝礼 is a token payment of thanks for a favor or service, whereas 報奨金 is a formal monetary reward tied to a specific accomplishment.
