洗礼

See also: 洗禮

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 洗礼 – see 洗禮 (“baptism; ordeal; severe test; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 洗禮).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
洗	礼
せん Grade: 6	れい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
洗禮 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞n̺ɾe̞ː]
• (Tokyo) せんれー [sèńréé] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

洗(せん)礼(れい) • (senrei) 

1. baptism
2. (figuratively) initiation

Derived terms

• 洗礼式(せんれいしき) (senreishiki): baptism, baptismal ceremony

References

• “洗礼”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026