Word · 単語
挨拶
Reading あいさつ
greeting
- 1 greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
- 2 speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address
- 3 reply, response
- 4 courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
- 5 revenge, retaliation
- 6 a fine thing to say — used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark; usu. in the form of ご挨拶
- 7 dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) — orig. meaning
- 8 relationship (between people), connection
- 9 intervention, mediation, mediator
N4
JLPT
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strokes
#1774
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
挨拶に困った。
I was at a loss for an answer.
sense 3 · reply
彼らは、私に挨拶をした。
They paid their compliment to me.
sense 1 · greeting
私にあいさつするような人はいない。
There is no one to greet me.
sense 1 · greeting
彼らはあいさつを交わした。
They exchanged greetings.
sense 1 · greeting
彼は挨拶しないで出ていった。
He went out without saying good-bye.
sense 1 · greeting