Definition of れい
- (n) thanking; expression of gratitude
彼女の親切な助言に対して彼は礼を述べた。
He thanked her for her kind help.
- (n) bell (often globular)
だれがその猫に鈴をつけられるか。
Who can put a bell on the cat?
- (n) soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
これで彼の霊も浮かばれるだろう。
With this his spirit will be consoled.
- (n, n-pref, adj-no) custom; practice; habit; usual
春ごとに恋は例のいたずらを始める。
Love begins playing his old tricks every spring. - said; aforementioned
彼は例のスキャンダルと関係があると私は思う。
I think he has something to do with that scandal. - instance; example; case; illustration; usage
- precedent
若いけれども彼はこれまでに例のないほどの偉大な数学者である。
Young as he is, he is as great a mathematician as ever lived.