お辞儀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辞	儀
じ Grade: 4	ぎ Grade: S
on’yomi

See also お辞儀をする

Alternative forms

Etymology

御 (“honorific prefix”) +‎ 辞儀 (“bow”)

Noun

お辞儀 (hiragana おじぎ, rōmaji ojigi)

bow, gesture made by bending at the waist

Synonyms

礼 (れい) (rei)

Troponyms

会釈 (えしゃく) (eshaku): a slight bow
目礼 (もくれい) (mokurei): a nod to a person
黙礼 (もくれい) (mokurei): a silent bow
最敬礼 (さいけいれい) (saikeirei): a respectful bow, a low bow
叩 (こう)頭 (とう) (kōtō): a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground

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