単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#11,963 most used

洗礼

せんれい0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

baptism; christening

ITS KANJI

洗washread せん here12 words ›礼ceremonyread れい here7 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

The baby was baptized at the church.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

He was baptized a Catholic.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

baptism; christening

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism

noun

3

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

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

先例precedentせんれい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#11,963 most used

Written洗礼 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium