noun

  1. thanks, gratitude.
  2. manners, etiquette.

noun, counter

  1. bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing.

noun

  1. reward, gift.
  2. ceremony, ritual.
  3. key money. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
れい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

salute, bow, ceremony
レイ ライ れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)