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Kanji for Courtesy
The kanji for “courtesy” is 礼, read rei and written in 5 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
courtesy
Respect and good manners; bowing to others.
5 strokes On reading レイ、ライ (rei, rai) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aya, nori, hiroshi, rai, re, rei
In Japan it appears in about 489 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 礼: Derek 天礼空 · Jared 路礼道 · Andrea 杏斗礼愛 · Garrett 賀礼斗 · Rebecca 礼平佳 · Alexander 安礼草太 · Alexandra 安礼久紗登良 · Alexandria 安礼久山土理愛 · Ale 安礼 · Are 安礼 · Lem 礼夢 · Leo 礼央 and 320 more
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