礼 Thanks

Radical Combination

• ネ

  Spirit
• 乚

  Umbrella

Meaning

Primary

Thanks

Alternative

Etiquette

Mnemonic

What do you get if you lend a spirit your umbrella? Thanks, of course! Especially if that spirit is Totoro, the spirit of the forest.

Hints

It's raining, so you lend Totoro your umbrella. As thanks, he gives you a present wrapped in bamboo leaves.

Readings

On’yomi

れい

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

So what did you receive as thanks? You open it up, and there's a ray (れい) gun inside!

Hints

Thanks for the new ray gun, Totoro!