ちょう
頂
らい
礼

noun, takes する

Buddhist term.
  1. prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
頂
らい
礼
 頂礼 ちょうらい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

place on the head, receive, top of head
いただ.く　チョウ　いただき (6th, N3)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
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)