うや

Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spelling
礼

/*wiya/ → /*iya/ → /uya/

From Old Japanese. Probably a variant of ゐや (iya).

Noun

うや • (uya) 

  1. To show respect.
  2. Li (Confucianism).

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 礼(ゐや)なし (iyanashi, “existence”)

Derived terms

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