custom; practice; convention; precedent
Refers to an established way of doing things, often in social, business, or procedural contexts. Emphasizes precedent and habitual practice rather than formal law.
In this company, it is customary to hold new employee training every April.
At international conferences, it is the convention to arrange national flags in alphabetical order.
It has become the custom to hold the meeting at this time every year.
The ceremony was carried out following long-standing custom.
He broke with tradition and adopted a new method.
By convention, the chairperson is the most senior member.
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.
慣例 describes an established customary practice built up over time, whereas 先例 points to a single specific past case cited as justification.
前例 refers to one specific past instance, whereas 慣例 refers to an ongoing customary practice, not a single case.
慣例 refers to an established custom or precedent within an organization or society, whereas 通例 more broadly describes what is normally done as a general practice.
慣例 is a general customary practice or convention, while 儀礼 specifically denotes formal, often ceremonial, rules of conduct.
慣例 refers to an established, formal custom or convention, while 例 in this sense simply means a customary practice without that added formality.