礼

Glyph origin
Based on an ancient form of recorded in Shuowen as. In regular script, the earliest record can be traced back to the Tang dynasty orthographical dictionary Ganlu Zishu.

In modern form:.

Glyph origin
Listed in the 1946 tōyō kanji as a shinjitai of.

Kanji

 * 1) manners; etiquette

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist
 * 2) an expression of thanks or gratitude
 * 1) an expression of thanks or gratitude

Troponyms

 * : a slight bow
 * : a nod to a person
 * : a silent bow
 * : a respectful bow, a low bow
 * : a deep bow, a kowtow, a bow where one touches one's head to the floor or ground