条例・条令|じょうれいjourei[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
条例条例 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it when writing this word.
条令条令 is a less common written form of the same word. You may encounter it, but 条例 is the form beginners should use.
Definitions
  1. nounregulations; rules
  2. noun(local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym定めさだめNeutralA native-Japanese noun for provisions and also fate, as in 「法の定め」 and 「定めに従う」; leans written/literary.
  • Related規定きていNeutralA noun for provisions or stipulations, as in 「法律の規定」; broad in scope. 「条例」 refers specifically to laws enacted by a local assembly.
  • Related規則きそくNeutralA noun for rules, as in 「校則」 or 「交通規則」; the most general term, not limited to laws.
  • Related規程きていNeutralA noun for internal rules, as in 「就業規程」; mostly used for an organization's own regulations. Homophonous with 「規定」.
  • Related法令ほうれいNeutralA collective term for laws and the orders issued under them, as in 「法令遵守」. 「条例」 is a law enacted by a local assembly.
  • Related決まりきまりNeutralA noun for everyday rules, as in 「決まりを守る」; the most common choice in speech.
  • Related規制きせいNeutralA noun for regulation as control or restriction, as in 「規制緩和」; the emphasis is on limiting and restraining.
  • Related会則かいそくNeutralA noun for a club's or society's rules, as in 「会則に従う」; mostly used for clubs and associations.
  • Related準則じゅんそくWrittenA noun for rules, standards, or bases to follow; written/formal in register. 「条例」 by contrast is a concrete piece of legislation.

Use 「条例」 for a law enacted by a local government's assembly, as in 「青少年保護条例」 or 「条例を制定する」. For laws and orders in general say 「法令」, for an organization's internal rules 「規程」, and for everyday rules 「決まり」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 箇条書かじょうがきの法令ほうれい。条令じょうれい。
  2. 地方自治体ちほうじちたいが、自治じち立法権りっぽうけんに基もとづき、議会ぎかいの議決ぎけつで定さだめる法ほう。
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