THE WORD · N3
挨拶
Salutation
Noun · Verbe · Expression · Group 3 verb
挨拶より円札。
Better a shield than a salvation.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: Scott · French : zogwarg
Parts of speech
Noun · Verbal noun that can combine with する · Intransitive · Expression
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 3 (irregular) (for construction with する)
Verb usage: intransit
English dictionary meanings
- 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