儀 means “ceremony, rite, manners”

ぎ · gi

Also: rule, affair, case

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ギ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A person (亻) doing what is right (義): conduct done properly, by the book. 儀 is ceremony and form: the お辞儀 bow, 礼儀 manners, 儀式 rituals and 葬儀 funerals all have a correct way to be done.

Used in お辞儀 (ojigi, bow), 礼儀 (reigi, manners/etiquette), and 儀式 (gishiki, ceremony)

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• 慶 celebration
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• 凶 bad luck
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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.