"礼をする" meaning in Japanese

See 礼をする in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɾe̞ː o̞ sɨɾɯ̟] Forms: 礼をする suru [canonical] (ruby: 礼(れい)), rei o suru [romanization], 礼をし [stem] (ruby: 礼(れい)), 礼をした [past] (ruby: 礼(れい))
Etymology: From 礼(れい) (rei, “bow”) + を (o, accusative particle) + する (suru, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|礼|れい|を||する|pos2=accusative particle|t1=bow|t3=to do}} 礼(れい) (rei, “bow”) + を (o, accusative particle) + する (suru, “to do”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|れい を する|head=礼 を する|type=suru}} 礼(れい)をする • (rei o suru) suru (stem 礼(れい)をし (rei o shi), past 礼(れい)をした (rei o shita))
  1. to bow, to make a gesture of bending at the waist
    Sense id: en-礼をする-ja-verb-jeT5aTDo Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 58 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 64 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 71 29 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. to return something
    Sense id: en-礼をする-ja-verb-3YrMoJbR Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: お辞儀をする (ojigi o suru) (ruby: 辞儀(じぎ)) Troponyms: 会釈する (eshaku suru) (ruby: 会釈(えしゃく)) (english: to make a slight bow), 目礼する (mokurei suru) (ruby: 目礼(もくれい)) (english: to greet someone with a nod), 黙礼する (mokurei suru) (ruby: 黙礼(もくれい)) (english: to bow silent, to greet someone with a bow), 最敬礼をする (saikeirei o suru) (ruby: 最敬礼(さいけいれい)) (english: to make a low bow, to make a respectful bow), 叩頭する: to make a deep bow (kōtō suru), to kowtow, to make a bow where one touch one's head to the floor, ground, to genuflect 
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      "english": "to make a slight bow",
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