条例・条令|じょうれいjourei[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounregulations; rules
- noun(local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law
- 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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