謝礼|しゃれいsharei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreward; honorarium; remuneration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 謝礼する（しゃれいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 謝礼します（しゃれいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 謝礼しない（しゃれいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 謝礼しません（しゃれいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 謝礼せず・謝礼せぬ（しゃれいせず・しゃれいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 謝礼した（しゃれいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 謝礼しました（しゃれいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 謝礼しなかった（しゃれいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 謝礼しませんでした（しゃれいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 謝礼して（しゃれいして） |
| Potential | 謝礼できる（しゃれいできる） |
| Passive | 謝礼される（しゃれいされる） |
| Causative | 謝礼させる（しゃれいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 謝礼させられる（しゃれいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 謝礼すれば（しゃれいすれば） |
| tara | 謝礼したら（しゃれいしたら） |
| Volitional | 謝礼しよう（しゃれいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 謝礼しましょう（しゃれいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 謝礼しろ（しゃれいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymお礼おれいNeutralThe everyday word for thanks or a thank-you gift, as in 「お礼を言う」; the most common choice in daily conversation.
- Synonym礼れいNeutralGratitude, a thank-you gift, or courtesy, as in 「礼を言う」; 「謝礼」 is more formal and usually means money or a gift (or words) of thanks.
- Related報いるむくいるNeutralA verb for repaying what someone has done for you, as in 「恩に報いる」; it focuses on returning a favor or kindness and is not limited to money.
- Related返礼へんれいNeutralA return gift or courtesy, as in 「返礼品」; it emphasizes giving something back in return for what one received.
- Related褒賞ほうしょうFormalFormal word for a prize or award, as in 「褒賞を授与」; it honors outstanding deeds or work rather than thanking someone for a favor.
- Related感謝かんしゃNeutralThanks or gratitude, as in 「感謝する」; it centers on the feeling itself and carries no sense of money or gifts.
- Related謝意しゃいWrittenWritten word for gratitude, as in 「謝意を表する」; it names the thankful sentiment being expressed, not the money or gift itself that 「謝礼」 denotes.
- Related謝辞しゃじFormalFormal word for words of thanks, as in 「謝辞を述べる」; it refers to spoken or written acknowledgements, not to money or gifts.
- Related報うむくうCasualColloquial verb with the same sense as 「報いる」, but an older form; 「謝礼」 is a noun for money or gifts given in thanks (also words of thanks).
- Related報奨ほうしょうFormalFormal word for a monetary reward, as in 「報奨金」; it aims to encourage or incentivize an action rather than to thank someone.
- Related賞するしょうするWrittenWritten word for praising or admiring (also viewing appreciatively); no money is involved, unlike 「謝礼」, which is money, a gift, or words of thanks.
- RelatedねぎらうNeutralVerb for acknowledging someone's hard work, as in 「労をねぎらう」, usually toward peers or subordinates; the word itself does not denote money.
- Antonym無報酬むほうしゅうWrittenWritten word for unpaid or voluntary work; the opposite of 「謝礼」, which involves paying money in thanks.
Use 「謝礼」 for money or a gift given to express thanks, as in 「謝礼金」 or 「謝礼を払う」. In everyday speech say 「お礼」; for a gift given in return use 「返礼」, and for an incentive reward use 「報奨」. The opposite is 「無報酬」.
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