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 a 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 a thanks? You open it up, and there's a ray (れい) gun inside!

Hints

Thanks for the new ray gun, Totoro!