Hanja Analyzer
禮

禮 — rye

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
예도 례
Romanization
rye
English
social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
Mandarin
lǐ
Japanese on'yomi
レイ, ライ, リ
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Japanese standard form
礼 (Grade 3)
Strokes
17
Radical
示 (113, 13 residual)
Phonetic component
豊(례)
Unicode
U+79AE

Parts that make up 禮

  • 示 보일 시, 땅 귀신 기 제물을 올린 제단제사와 신, 하늘이 내리는 일. 왼쪽에서 礻 로 쓴다
  • 豊 풍년 풍, 예도 례sound 북과 옥을 갖춘 예식‘례·풍’ 계열의 소리

How 禮 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 禮 as a ideographic compound involving 示, 豊.

Korean example words with 禮

  • 후례厚禮 Korean gloss: 후한 인사
  • 번례煩禮 Korean gloss: 번거로운 예법
  • 비례非禮 Korean gloss: 예의에 어긋남
  • 예필禮畢 Korean gloss: 인사를 끝마침
  • 예송禮訟 Korean gloss: 예절에 관한 논란
  • 예탁禮卓 Korean gloss: 예식에 쓰는 탁자
  • 객례客禮 Korean gloss: 손님을 대하는 예의
  • 예단禮緞 Korean gloss: 예물로 보내는 비단
  • 예모禮貌 Korean gloss: 예절에 맞는 몸가짐
  • 하례賀禮 Korean gloss: 축하하여 예를 차림
  • 고례古禮 Korean gloss: 옛날의 예법이나 예절
  • 군례軍禮 Korean gloss: 군대에서 행하는 예식

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Characters sharing the phonetic 豊

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “례” in Korean.

Other hanja read “례”

Other hanja with radical 示

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