Word Meaning 儀礼

ぎれい girei

儀礼 is read as ぎれい (girei) and means (religious) observance.

Meaning

English

  1. (religious) observance
  2. ritual
  3. rite
  4. courtesy
  5. etiquette
  6. formality
  7. protocol

Reading

Kana

ぎれい

Romaji

girei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5924 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

儀礼的

ぎれいてき

formal

儀礼文化学会

ぎれいぶんかがっかい

Society for Ritual Culture

儀礼的無関心

ぎれいてきむかんしん

civil inattention

儀礼兵

ぎれいへい

guard of honor

儀礼刀

ぎれいとう

ceremonial sword

通過儀礼

つうかぎれい

rite of passage

礼儀

れいぎ

manners

近しき中に礼儀有り

ちかしきなかにれいぎあり

good fences make good neighbors

礼儀作法

れいぎさほう

etiquette

退位礼正殿の儀

たいいれいせいでんのぎ

Ceremony of the Abdication of his Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden State Hall

礼儀正しい

れいぎただしい

courteous

Example Sentences

1

それはたんなるぎれいです。

It is a mere formality.