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    3. 挨拶

    挨拶

    挨あい拶さつ

    greeting

    NTN3News #24+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    あいさつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
    2.
    speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address
    3.
    reply, response
    4.
    courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
    5.
    revenge, retaliation
    colloquial

    Expressions

    6.
    a fine thing to say
    jocular, humorous term

    Noun

    7.
    dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)
    archaic
    8.
    relationship (between people), connection
    archaic
    9.
    intervention, mediation, mediator
    archaic

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    Kanji that make up this word

    挨
    ひら.く…(1)
    approach・draw near・push open
    拶
    せま.る…(1)
    be imminent・draw close
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