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制度 (せいど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Meanings 1
noun
system ; institution ; organization
Refers to an established set of rules, laws, or social structures, often created and maintained by a government, company, or other authority. Covers both concrete systems (e.g., tax system) and abstract institutions (e.g., marriage).
新あたら しい 社しゃ 会かい 保ほ 障しょう 制せい 度ど が 来らい 年ねん から 始はじ まる 。
A new social security system will start next year.
Kanji 度 degrees, occurrence, time Similar words システム システム is a broader, more technical loanword for any kind of system (computer, mechanical, abstract), while 制度 specifically implies an institutional or rule-based system created by people.
体たい 制せい 体制 refers to a structure or regime, often political or organizational, emphasizing the overall framework of power or order, whereas 制度 focuses on the specific rules and institutions within that framework.
Etymology Compound of 制 (せい, 'system, control') and 度 (ど, 'degree, measure'). The combination has been used since at least the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of 'system' and 'institution'.
