礼儀（れいぎ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: etiquette / manners
Example sentences
- 礼儀を大切にする人だ。 — He's a person who values courtesy.
- 初対面では礼儀正しくする。 — Be polite when meeting someone for the first time.
Idioms & proverbs containing “礼儀”
- 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; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- 親しき仲にも礼儀あり (したしきなかにもれいぎあり) — good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
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