マナーmanaa
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- nounmanners; etiquette; polite behaviour
- SynonymエチケットNeutralLoanword from French for the rules of social etiquette, focused on the details of not putting others out; 「マナー」 is broader and includes public-place rules.
- Synonym行儀ぎょうぎNeutralPersonal deportment and how one carries oneself, as in 「行儀が悪い」; 「マナー」 is about politeness in public places.
- Synonym作法さほうNeutralEtiquette rules or a way of doing something, as in 「茶道の作法」; 「マナー」 is the everyday word for politeness.
- Synonym礼節れいせつWrittenWritten/formal prose for decorum, as in 「礼節をわきまえる」; 「マナー」 is more everyday.
- Synonym礼儀れいぎNeutralCourtesy and politeness, as in 「礼儀正しい」; 「マナー」 leans toward concrete rules of behaviour.
- Related礼法れいほうWrittenA written/formal word for codes of etiquette with a traditional flavour; 「マナー」 is the everyday term for public politeness.
- Related行儀作法ぎょうぎさほうNeutralA four-character compound for the rules of deportment; 「マナー」 is a loanword and feels more everyday.
- Related風儀ふうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for the customs of a place or era, or for one's bearing; 「マナー」 is about personal politeness.
- Antonym無作法ぶさほうNeutralIgnorant of etiquette and rude; it stands at the opposite pole from 「マナー」 on the polite–rude scale.
Use 「マナー」 for the rules of polite behaviour in public, as in 「マナーモード」「テーブルマナー」. For social etiquette choose 「エチケット」, for deportment 「行儀」, for etiquette rules 「作法」, for courtesy 「礼儀」; 「礼法」「風儀」「礼節」 are written/formal, and 「無作法」 is the rude opposite.
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