お辞儀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辞	儀
じ Grade: 4	ぎ Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
お辭儀 (kyūjitai) 御辞儀

Alternative forms

• (non-honorific) 辞(じ)儀(ぎ) (jigi)

Etymology

From 御(お) (o-, honorific prefix) + 辞(じ)儀(ぎ) (jigi, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おじぎ [òjígí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ʑiɡʲi]

Noun

お辞(じ)儀(ぎ) • (ojigi) 

1. (honorific) bow, gesture made by bending at the waist

Idioms

• お辞儀(じぎ)をする (ojigi o suru)

Synonyms

• 礼(れい) (rei)

Troponyms

• 会(え)釈(しゃく) (eshaku): a slight bow
• 目(もく)礼(れい) (mokurei): a nod to a person
• 黙(もく)礼(れい) (mokurei): a silent bow
• 最(さい)敬(けい)礼(れい) (saikeirei): a respectful bow, a low bow
• 叩(こう)頭(とう) (kōtō): a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground