衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

the poor can't afford manners, only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite

礼

れい

thanks, gratitude

回礼

かいれい

going from door to door greeting relatives and friends

三礼

さんらい さんれい みれい

adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly, act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly

夕礼

ゆうれい

evening assembly (company)

大礼

たいれい

imperial or state ceremony

虚礼

きょれい

empty (useless) formalities

縟礼

じょくれい

bothersome formalities

座礼

ざれい

bowing while sitting

薬礼

やくれい

medical fee

黙礼

もくれい

silent bow

目礼

もくれい

nodding, greeting (with eyes)

礼記

らいき

the Li Ji or Book of Rites - one of the Five Classics

答礼

とうれい

return call or visit, return salute

敬礼

けいれい

salute, bow

失礼

しつれい しつらい しちらい

discourtesy, impoliteness

割礼

かつれい

circumcision (male)

祭礼

さいれい

(religious) festival

浸礼

しんれい

baptism by immersion