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成典 (せいてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい典てん

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Meanings

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noun

law code; established rites

Formal term for a codified body of laws or a set of established ceremonial procedures. Often used in historical or legal contexts.

この成せい典てんは江え戸ど時じ代だいに制せい定ていされた。
This law code was enacted in the Edo period.
宮きゅう中ちゅうの成せい典てんに従したがって儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれた。
The ceremony was conducted according to the established rites of the imperial court.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
典code, ceremony, law

Similar words

法ほう典てん
法典 is a more common word for a legal code or statute book, while 成典 can also refer to established ceremonial rules.
儀ぎ式しき
儀式 refers to a ceremony or ritual itself, whereas 成典 refers to the codified rules or procedures governing such ceremonies.

Etymology

From 成 (to become, to form) and 典 (code, rule, ceremony). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is conventionally associated with established legal or ritual codes.