掟|おきてokite[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlaw; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement; compact; legislation

• Synonym決まりきまりNeutralNeutral and the most general everyday word for rules and conventions. 「掟」 carries more weight — something a group must obey and cannot break.
• Synonym規律きりつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Discipline and order — norms of conduct within an organization or group, as in 「規律正しい生活」. It does not cover traditional customs.
• Synonym規定きていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stipulated, written provisions, leaning legal or organizational, as in 「規定に従う」. 「掟」 need not be written down and sounds heavier.
• Synonym規則きそくNeutralNeutral, the most general word for rules, usually written ones, as in 「規則を守る」. 「掟」 sounds heavier and carries a traditional flavor.
• Synonym定めさだめWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rules or agreements, and also fate, as in 「運命の定め」. More literary and archaic than 「掟」.
• SynonymルールNeutralNeutral loanword for rules, used casually in daily life, organizations and games. 「掟」 is sterner — a rule not to be defied.
• Synonym法ほうFormalFormal. Law or principle — the broadest term, covering state law and natural laws. 「掟」 mostly means rules kept within a group.
• Synonym決めきめNeutralNeutral. An arrangement worked out between the parties, as in 「取り決め」. 「掟」 is a rule that must simply be obeyed.
• Synonym律りつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Ancient penal codes or Buddhist precepts — historical or religious, rare in daily use. 「掟」 is used more widely.
• Synonym定まりさだまりWrittenWritten/formal prose. Conventions established by long custom; rare and old-fashioned. In everyday speech say 「決まり」.
• Related法令ほうれいFormalFormal. Laws plus the ordinances administrative bodies issue under them — official-document language. 「掟」 is a group's traditional internal rules.
• Related法度はっとWrittenWritten/formal prose. Old-time laws, and prohibitions — 「ご法度」 means something strictly forbidden. Leans more toward banning than 「掟」.
• Related規制きせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Restricting things under rules, or such restrictive rules, as in 「規制緩和」. It stresses restriction; 「掟」 stresses rules a group must keep.
• Related約束やくそくNeutralNeutral. Promises or agreements between parties, and also conventions. 「掟」 is a rule the group requires its members to follow.
• Related条例じょうれいFormalFormal legal term. Ordinances a local government enacts through its assembly. 「掟」 is customary, must-follow rules within a group.
• Related戒律かいりつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Precepts that must be strictly observed, mainly religious ones. 「掟」 is broader, covering any group's rules.
• Related原則げんそくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Basic principles, as in 「原則として」 — a basic policy that may allow exceptions. 「掟」 brooks no violation.
• Related法則ほうそくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Natural or scientific laws, as in 「物理法則」, and rules to be kept. 「掟」 focuses on what people must observe.
• Related準則じゅんそくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Standards or criteria to follow, leaning administrative. Lacks the traditional-rules flavor of 「掟」.
• Related典則てんそくFormalFormal. Model rules worth upholding as an exemplar; used extremely rarely. In daily life say 「規則」.
• Related規矩きくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Originally compass and ruler, by extension norms for conduct; rare. In daily life say 「規範」.

Use 「掟」 for rules a group or society must obey, as in 「村の掟」 or 「自然の掟」 — a heavier, traditional word. For ordinary rules say 「規則」 or 「ルール」, for law 「法」, for religious precepts 「戒律」. 「決まり」 is the neutral everyday word; 「規定」「法令」「条例」 are written or legal provisions; 「規律」 is discipline; 「約束」 a promise; 「原則」「法則」 principles and laws; the rest are rare or literary.

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1. その社会しゃかいにおいて守まもらなければならない決きまり。