さん
三
こ
顧
　
の
れい
礼

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression, messages.form.
  1. showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
三
こ
顧
　
の
れい
礼
 三顧の礼 さんこのれい
さん
三
こ
顧
の
之
れい
礼
 三顧之礼 さんこのれい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
look back, review, examine oneself
コ　かえり.みる　たか (8th, N1)
employ, hire
やと.う　コ (8th, N2)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と　コ　へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
salute, bow, ceremony
レイ　ライ　れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)