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御辞儀おじぎ

おじぎ ojigi Play N2 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

頭を下げて礼を示すこと。 bow

Example 1

彼かれは通とおりすがりにお辞儀じぎをした。

He bowed to me as he passed by.

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Example 2

どの子こも先生せんせいにお辞儀じぎした。

Every child bowed to the teacher.

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Kanji breakdown

儀

N1

ceremony; rule; affair; case; a matter

On reading
ギ
Kun reading
Radical
人

御

N3

honorable; manipulate; govern

On reading
ギョ、ゴ
Kun reading
おん-、お-、み-
Radical
彳

辞

N3

resign; word; term; expression

On reading
ジ
Kun reading
や.める、いな.む
Radical
辛
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儀式

N2

ぎしき

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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御中

N2

おんちゅう

and Company; Messrs.

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御免

N2

ごめん

your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission

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御無沙汰

N2

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

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御覧

N2

ごらん

(honorific) look; inspection; try