挨
approach, draw near, push open

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

アイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひら.く

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:10
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:2258

Vocabulary

アイ

WordReadingMeaning
挨拶アイサツgreeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.); revenge; retaliation; a fine thing to say; dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment); relationship (between people); connection; intervention; mediation; mediator
挨拶状アイサツジョウgreeting card
御挨拶ゴアイサツgreeting; a fine thing to say
年頭挨拶ネントウアイサツNew Year's greetings
挨拶語アイサツゴwords of greeting

Other

WordReadingMeaning
挨拶回りあいさつまわりcourtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
挨拶は抜きであいさつはぬきでwithout compliments (greetings)
挨拶を交わすあいさつをかわすto exchange greetings
ご挨拶ごあいさつgreeting; a fine thing to say
一挨一拶いちあいいっさつdialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)