# 礼 polite

ネ (NEcrophilia) + (hook)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
BETA PN

## Onyomi

REI |

## Mnemonic

| The polite necrophiliac kept his lovers on meat-hooks, so RAY wouldn't step on them when he came over. Thoughtful!

## Jukugo

失礼(しつれい) な | rude ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 礼 (polite) = 失礼 (rude) rude, without manners.
お礼(おれい) に | in thanks for ★★★☆☆ in thanks for. As in, "In thanks for the sweater, I bought him a moray eel."
礼儀(れいぎ) | Formal manners ★★☆☆☆ 礼 (polite) + 儀 (politeness) = 礼儀 (Formal manners) Manners used in formal situations: correct bowing proceedures, sonkeigo, respecting heirarchy.
礼金(れいきん) | key money ★★☆☆☆ 礼 (polite) + 金 (gold) = 礼金 (key money) literally 'politeness money.' - sometimes the phrase "key money" is also used - as if that explains anything. This is the legalized bribe you pay for the privilege of paying rent on a new apartment.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
机 | desk | DIAPER |
乱 | disorder | TONGUE | 舌
札 | card / label / bill | TREE | 木
礼 | polite | NECROPHILIAC | ネ

There's a DIAPER on my desk,

so use your TONGUE to clean up that disorder.
The card was printed on TREE bark.
NECROPHILIACS are very polite because they never get a lady pregnant or give her an STD.

## Synonyms

polite 礼儀 丁寧