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恒例 (kourei) Japanese meaning: established practice | Kotomora
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This festival is an annual tradition.
As is customary, the president gave a New Year's address.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 恒こう 例れい になる for something to become an annual tradition/custom
This festival has become an annual tradition.
恒こう 例れい の 〈 事こと 〉 the customary/annual ~
The sports festival is an annual tradition at the school.
恒こう 例れい により as is customary; following tradition
As is customary, the New Year's party was held.
毎まい 年ねん 恒こう 例れい の 〈 事こと 〉 the yearly tradition of ~
The fireworks display is an annual event held every year.
Related words 慣例 refers to a customary way of doing something, often in social or procedural contexts, while 恒例 specifically describes an event or practice that recurs regularly, especially annually.
定例 describes something held on a fixed, regular schedule (like a monthly meeting), whereas 恒例 emphasizes that the practice has become an established tradition over time.
風習 is a broader term for the customs or folkways of a region or group, while 恒例 refers to a specific event or practice that recurs on a set basis.
Opposites 異例 describes something unusual or exceptional, the opposite of 恒例, which describes an established, regularly recurring practice.
Etymology Compound of 恒 (constant, always) and 例 (precedent, custom). The word has been used since at least the Edo period to denote a fixed, recurring custom.
