お礼・御礼|おれいorei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounthanks; gratitude
   息子むすこに成り代なりかわってお礼れいを申し上もうしあげます。↗

   I thank you on behalf of my son.
2. nounmanners; etiquette
3. nounbow
4. nounreward; gift
5. nounceremony; ritual

• Synonym礼れいNeutralThe plainer form without お. Covers both thanks and a courteous bow, works in speech or writing, and often appears in set phrases such as 「礼を言う」.
• Synonym感謝かんしゃNeutralFocuses on the feeling of gratitude itself, and can also name the act of thanking, as in 「感謝の気持ち」 and 「感謝を伝える」.
• Synonym謝礼しゃれいFormalA formal term centred on a reward given in return, typically money, as in 「謝礼を支払う」.
• Synonym謝意しゃいWrittenWritten/formal prose for gratitude, and occasionally apology, as in 「謝意を表する」.
• Synonym謝辞しゃじWrittenWritten/formal prose for words of thanks, as in 「謝辞を述べる」; used mostly at ceremonies.

Default to 「お礼」 for thanking someone or a thank-you gift. Use 「感謝」 for the feeling of gratitude, 「謝礼」 for money given as thanks, 「謝辞」 for words of thanks at ceremonies, and 「謝意」 for formal written expressions of gratitude.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 「礼れい」の丁寧ていねい語ご。
2. 感謝かんしゃの意いを表あらわすこと。また、そのための贈り物おくりもの。
3. 挨拶あいさつ。