Kanji
挨
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2258
approach, draw near, push open
On'yomi (音読み)
アイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
ひら.く
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
挨拶
あいさつ
greeting; greetings
挨拶状
あいさつじょう
greeting card
一挨一拶
いちあいいっさつ
dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)
年頭挨拶
ねんとうあいさつ
New Year's greetings
挨拶語
あいさつご
words of greeting
挨拶文
あいさつぶん
greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
不挨拶
ぶあいさつ
incivility; impoliteness
舞台挨拶
ぶたいあいさつ
on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
挨拶回り
あいさつまわり
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody
挨拶は抜きで
あいさつはぬきで
without compliments (greetings)
挨拶を交わす
あいさつをかわす
to exchange greetings
ご挨拶
ごあいさつ
greeting
時候の挨拶
じこうのあいさつ
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
挨拶は時の氏神
あいさつはときのうじがみ
blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
挨拶より円札
あいさつよりえんさつ
money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words
挨拶代わり
あいさつがわり
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は笑顔（えがお）で私（わたし）に挨拶（あいさつ）した。
He greeted me with a smile.
彼（かれ）は私（わたし）に気（き）づいて帽子（ぼうし）をちょっと上（あ）げてあいさつした。
He acknowledged me by lifting his hat.