5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration

On'yomi
  • thanks ②manners ③bow ④reward
  • ライ
Nanori
  • あや
  • なり
  • のり
  • ひろし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

レイ 99.9%
ライ 0.1%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

salute, bow, ceremony
レイ ライ れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)

Common Words

discourtesy ②excuse me ③to leave ④to be rude
thanks ②manners ③bow ④reward
thanks ②manners ③bow ④reward
baptism ②initiation (into a society, group, etc.) ③one's first experience of something
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 793C
JIS X 0208 1-46-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3229
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4061
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 818
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1012
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 547
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 724
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1087
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1168
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 983
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 146
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 350
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24626P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 413
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 620
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 630
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 337
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 770
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 436
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 262
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 822
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.13
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1417
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1096
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e1.1
Four corner code 3221.0
De Roo Code 656