Illustration: Beside the shoe lockers of a Japanese community center, a visitor receives a dropped wallet from another adult. The visitor presses the recovered wallet against their chest and bows deeply with a relieved, grateful smile. The finder raises one hand modestly, smiling back.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

礼れい

rei

thanks, gratitude

Example sentences

私わたしは彼かれがしてくれた事ことに対たいして礼れいを述のべた。
I thanked him for what he had done.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょの親切しんせつな助力じょりょくに対たいして彼かれは礼れいを述のべた。
He thanked her for her kind help.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
礼れいには及およびません。
Don’t mention it.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 礼

礼salute; bowOnレイ・ライ

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