お礼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
礼
れい
Grade: 3
kan'on
Alternative spellings
お禮 (kyūjitai)
御礼

Etymology

From お (o-, honorific prefix) + 礼(れい) (rei, “bow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おれー [òréé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾe̞ː]

Noun

お礼(れい) • (o-rei) 

  1. (honorific) bow
  2. an expression of gratitude
    お礼(れい)を言(い)う ― o-rei o iu ― to say (a) thanks

Synonyms

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