お辞儀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辞	儀

See also お辞儀をする

Alternative forms

• 御辞儀
• 辞儀

Etymology

御 (“honorific prefix”) +‎ 辞儀 (“bow”)

Noun

お辞儀 (hiragana おじぎ, romaji ojigi)

1. bow, gesture made by bending at the waist

Synonyms

• 礼

Troponyms

• 会釈: a slight bow
• 目礼: a nod to a person
• 黙礼: a silent bow
• 最敬礼: a respectful bow, a low bow
• 叩頭: a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground