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お礼

おれい

gratitude

Mnemonic

You do not simply say it, you sit down and write it out and post it. The same Ray れい as the shih tzu in 失礼します, except that this one is being thanked: おれい.

Worth knowing

礼 on its own is the bow and the courtesy behind it. Near 綺麗 きれい and 重い おもい in sound and nothing else.

Built from

courtesy, bow
礻 an altar on the left, and the bow you make in front of it.

Words sharing these kanji

pardon me, excuse me (e.g. when leaving)

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