Japanese Word Entry
按手禮Simplified Japanese form: 按手礼
| Kana: | あんしゅれい |
| Romaji: | anshurei |
| Definition: | (Protestant) laying on of hands, ordination |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 按 | hold, consider, investigate, put hand on, press down with hand |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄢˋ (àn) |
| Cantonese: | on3 |
| Japanese: | アン (an) / おさ.える (osaeru)、 しら.べる (shiraberu) |
| Korean: | 안 (an), 알 (al) |
| Vietnamese: | án |
| 手 | hand |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu) |
| Cantonese: | sau2 |
| Japanese: | シュ (shu)、 ズ (zu) / て (te)、 て- (te-)、 -て (-te)、 た- (ta-)、 てずから (tezukara) |
| Korean: | 수 (su) |
| Vietnamese: | thủ |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 扌 |
| 禮 | social custom, manners, courtesy, rites |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˇ (lǐ) |
| Cantonese: | lai5 |
| Japanese: | レイ (rei)、 ライ (rai) / れい (rei)、 おじぎ (ojigi) |
| Korean: | 례 (rye), 예 (ye) |
| Vietnamese: | lễ |