Word Meaning お辞儀

おじぎ ojigi

お辞儀 is read as おじぎ (ojigi) and means bow.

Meaning

English

  1. bow
  2. bowing

Reading

Kana

おじぎ

Romaji

ojigi

Writing Variants

  • 御辞儀 おじぎ ojigi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7530 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お行儀

おぎょうぎ

manners

礼儀

れいぎ

manners

行儀

ぎょうぎ

manners

地球儀

ちきゅうぎ

Earth globe (model)

葬儀

そうぎ

funeral

ceremony

祝儀

しゅうぎ

congratulatory gift

流儀

りゅうぎ

school (e.g. of poetry)

大儀

たいぎ

state ceremony

婚儀

こんぎ

wedding ceremony

祭儀

さいぎ

rites

四分儀

しぶんぎ

quadrant (instrument)

Example Sentences

8

おじぎをしてください。

Please bow.

かれはていねいにおじぎをした。

He bowed politely.

Tom bowed.

Tom bowed politely.

She bowed to me politely.

He took off his hat and made a polite bow.

Tom took off his hat and bowed politely.

Leaving the room, he bowed to me.