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    3. 敬礼

    敬礼

    敬けい礼れい

    salute

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    けいれい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    salute, bow

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは先せん生せいに敬けい礼れいした。

    He bowed to the teacher.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsEducation
    兵へい士したちは国こっ旗きに敬けい礼れいした。

    The soldiers saluted the national flag.

    KMT10MilitaryCulture & Traditions
    伝でん統とう的てきな武ぶ道どうでは、稽けい古この始はじめと終おわりに互たがいに敬けい礼れいを交かわす習しゅう慣かんがある。

    In traditional martial arts, there is a custom of exchanging bows at the beginning and end of practice.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial Arts
    日に本ほんでは、目め上うえの人ひとに対たいして敬けい意いを表あらわすために深ふかく敬けい礼れいすることが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

    In Japan, it is common to bow deeply to show respect to superiors.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    卒そつ業ぎょう式しきで、生せい徒とたちは校こう長ちょう先せん生せいに一いっ斉せいに敬けい礼れいした。

    At the graduation ceremony, the students all saluted the principal at once.

    KMT10EducationCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    敬
    うやま.う…(11)
    awe・respect・honor・revere
    礼
    salute・bow・ceremony・thanks・remuneration
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