倫理|りんりrinri[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounethics; morals
   たくさんの人々ひとびとが倫理りんりの面めんから遺伝子いでんし治療ちりょうに反対はんたいした。↗

   A great many people were opposed to gene therapy in terms of ethics.

• Synonym道徳どうとくNeutralNeutral noun for socially accepted morals; common in daily use, as in 「道徳教育」. 「倫理」 leans toward norms one should follow and their principles.
• SynonymモラルNeutralNeutral loanword for moral awareness or professional conduct, as in 「モラルハザード」; common in speech, where 「倫理」 sounds more formal.
• Synonym倫理学りんりがくWrittenWritten term for ethics as an academic discipline studying moral norms; use 「倫理」 for the norms or principles themselves.
• Synonym道義どうぎWrittenWritten term for moral principles and duty, as in 「道義的責任」; 「倫理」 covers norms and their theory more broadly.
• Related義ぎWrittenWritten word for righteousness and justice, as in 「義を重んじる」; narrower and more literary than 「倫理」.
• Related徳義とくぎWrittenWritten term for moral integrity and sincerity, as in 「徳義心」; rare in speech, unlike 「倫理」.
• Related人倫じんりんWrittenWritten term for proper human relations and order among people, as in 「人倫に悖る」; 「倫理」 is the broader everyday word.
• RelatedモラリティーNeutralNeutral loanword for morality as a quality; mostly seen in academic translation and rare in daily use, unlike 「倫理」.
• Related道徳学どうとくがくWrittenWritten academic term for moral philosophy as a field of study; 「倫理」 is the everyday word for ethics itself.
• Related道徳性どうとくせいWrittenWritten academic term for moral character or the quality of being moral; 「倫理」 refers to the norms themselves.
• RelatedエシックスNeutralNeutral loanword for ethics as a discipline or set of ethical rules; technical flavour, while 「倫理」 is general-purpose.
• Related倫理性りんりせいWrittenWritten academic term for whether something is ethical, i.e. its ethical quality; 「倫理」 names the norms, not the property.
• Antonym背徳はいとくWrittenWritten term for moral corruption or a fall from virtue; it stands opposite to 「倫理」.
• Antonym非倫理WrittenWritten term for conduct that violates 「倫理」; the direct opposite of the headword.

Default to 「倫理」 for the norms people should follow, their principles, and professional codes, as in 「医療倫理」「倫理観」; it is also a high-school subject. Use 「道徳」 for social morals, 「モラル」 for professional conduct, 「道義」 for moral duty, and 「倫理学」 for the discipline. 「人倫」「義」「徳義」 are written alternatives; 「道徳性」「倫理性」「モラリティー」 name the quality; 「非倫理」「背徳」 are antonyms.

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1. 人ひととして守まもるべき事柄ことがら。
2. 日本にっぽんの高等学校こうとうがっこうの一いち科目かもく。