伝統|でんとうdentou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountradition; convention
   古ふるい伝統でんとうが消滅しょうめつしつつある。↗

   Old traditions are crumbling away.

• Synonym慣例かんれいWrittenWritten/formal: a practice repeated until it is simply the done thing, as in 「慣例に従う」; it need not have a long history.
• Synonym慣習かんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: habits generally accepted across a society, as in 「商慣習」; 「伝統」 stresses what is passed down the generations.
• SynonymしきたりNeutralA neutral word for concrete practices and rules handed down within a group, as in 「業界のしきたり」; 「伝統」 is the broader, grander term.
• SynonymトラディションNeutralNeutral loanword for tradition, common in fashion and brand promotion; in everyday speech 「伝統」 is the word to use.
• Related因習いんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: outdated old customs that bind people, with a negative nuance; 「伝統」 is mostly positive.
• Related慣行かんこうWrittenWritten/formal: practices taken for granted, used mostly in business and administration, as in 「雇用慣行」.
• Related風習ふうしゅうNeutralA neutral word for the customs of a particular place, such as festival observances; the focus is on folk life.
• Related習俗しゅうぞくWrittenWritten/formal: customs that have become established in a region; an academic term common in folklore studies.
• Related恒例こうれいNeutralA neutral word for events held regularly by custom, as in 「恒例の花火大会」; no long history is implied.
• Related旧習きゅうしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: old customs, often implying they should be done away with, as in 「旧習を打破する」.
• Related遺風いふうWrittenWritten/formal and rare: the customs or spirit, sometimes the teachings, that earlier generations left behind.
• Related古例これいWrittenWritten/formal and rare: old precedents; in general use 「慣例」 is the normal word.
• Antonym革新かくしんWrittenWritten/formal: sweeping away old systems to bring in the new — the opposite of preserving 「伝統」.
• Antonym新風しんぷうWrittenWritten/formal: a new trend or ethos, as in 「新風を吹き込む」; stands against the established 「伝統」.

Use 「伝統」 for customs handed down through generations. For concrete group rules say 「しきたり」 or 「慣例」; for society-wide habits 「慣習」; for local folk customs 「風習」; for outdated, binding customs 「因習」; for regularly held events 「恒例」. 「トラディション」 suits fashion and branding, 「慣行」 business and administration. 「革新」 and 「新風」 are the opposites, pointing to change.

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1. 古ふるくから伝つたえられてきた、しきたり、風俗ふうぞく、考え方かんがえかた等とう。または、それを受け伝うけつたえる事こと。
2. （「伝統でんとうの」の形かたちで）長ながい歴史れきしを有ゆうする。長ながく伝承でんしょうされた。