お辞儀

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
お辭儀 (kyūjitai)

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(じ)儀(ぎ) • (ojigi) 

1. bow, gesture made by bending at the waist

Synonyms

• 礼(れい) (rei)

Troponyms

• 会釈(えしゃく) (eshaku): a slight bow
• 目礼(もくれい) (mokurei): a nod to a person
• 黙礼(もくれい) (mokurei): a silent bow
• 最敬礼(さいけいれい) (saikeirei): a respectful bow, a low bow
• 叩頭(こうとう) (kōtō): a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground