EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    baptism; christening

    Christianity

    彼は洗礼を受けてカトリック教徒となった。
    He was baptized a Catholic.
  2. initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism

  3. one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wash, inquire into, probe

Kun
あら.う
On
セン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1168 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

あらいらい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.12The Kanji Dictionary
3411.1Four corner code
357deroo
6d17Unicode hex code
1-32-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2551Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3131New Nelson (John Haig)
388New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
465Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
249Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
264Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
626A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
817Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
925Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17379Morohashi
916A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
692Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
705Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
927henshall3
888Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
1189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
255Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi3Pinyin reading
se, seonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration

On
レイライ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1185 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

あやなりのりひろし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-1SKIP code
4e1.1The Kanji Dictionary
3221.0Four corner code
656deroo
793cUnicode hex code
1-46-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3229Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4061New Nelson (John Haig)
818New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1012Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
547Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1087Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1168Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
983A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
146Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
350Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24626PMorohashi
413A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
620Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
630Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
337sakade
770Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
436henshall3
262Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
822Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.13busy_people
1417Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1096Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li3Pinyin reading
ryeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level