一礼|いちれいichirei[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbone bow; one salute; one greeting
Conjugation
Dictionary form一礼する(いちれいする)
Polite (masu)一礼します(いちれいします)
Negative (nai)一礼しない(いちれいしない)
polite (masen)一礼しません(いちれいしません)
classical zu / nu一礼せず・一礼せぬ(いちれいせず・いちれいせぬ)
Past (ta)一礼した(いちれいした)
polite (mashita)一礼しました(いちれいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)一礼しなかった(いちれいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)一礼しませんでした(いちれいしませんでした)
Te form一礼して(いちれいして)
Potential一礼できる(いちれいできる)
Passive一礼される(いちれいされる)
Causative一礼させる(いちれいさせる)
Causative passive一礼させられる(いちれいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)一礼すれば(いちれいすれば)
tara一礼したら(いちれいしたら)
Volitional一礼しよう(いちれいしよう)
polite (mashou)一礼しましょう(いちれいしましょう)
Imperative一礼しろ(いちれいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym会釈えしゃくNeutralA slight nod or small bow of the head; the motion is small, yet it is used even on formal occasions. 「一礼」 counts a single bow, which may be deep or shallow.
  • Synonymお辞儀おじぎNeutralThe everyday, most common word for bowing. It focuses on the act itself and does not count bows; 「一礼」 refers to performing the bow just once.
  • Related辞儀じぎWrittenA written/formal word for bowing; can also mean declining. Rarely used alone; usually takes 「お」, as in 「お辞儀」. 「一礼」 stresses doing the bow once.

Use 「一礼」 for a single bow, common at ceremonies and contests, as in 「一礼して退場する」. For everyday bowing say 「お辞儀」; for a slight nod of greeting, 「会釈」. 「辞儀」 is a written-style variant usually heard as 「お辞儀」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 一いち回礼かいれいをすること。
  2. 一いち回礼かいれいをする。
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