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Kanji for Courtesy
The kanji for “courtesy” is 礼, read rei and written in 5 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
courtesy
Respect and good manners; bowing to others.
5 strokes On reading レイ、ライ (rei, rai) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aya, nori, rai, re, rei
In Japan it appears in about 489 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 礼: Alex 安礼楠 · Caleb 慶礼歩 · Derek 知礼久 · Jared 慈礼道 · Alexis 安礼久詩寿 · Andrea 安道礼明 · Jeremy 慈恵礼実 · Trevor 音礼羽 · Garrett 義礼音 · Gregory 久礼悟里 · Rebecca 礼恵佳 · Alexander 安礼草舵 and 277 more
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