お辞儀 鞠躬

The act of leaning forward or bending over towards someone else as a sign of respect, gratefulness or as an apology.

Examples

Ojigi

Zarei

Butler bowing

Bowing and scraping

Types of bowing

• Ojigi, the classic Japanese bow
• zarei, the seiza variant
• Butler bowing
• Bowing and scraping

See also

• Curtsey
• Dogeza
• Forced bowing
• Zarei

The following tags implicate this tag: ojigi_(bowing) (learn more).

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