Usage patterns 掟おきて を 守まも る to obey/follow the code
You must obey the organization's code.
掟おきて を 破やぶ る to break the code/rule
He ended up breaking his companions' code.
掟おきて に 従したが う to abide by the code
The villagers lived according to the old code.
掟おきて を 作つく る to establish a rule/code
The elders of the group established a new code.
Kanji 掟 law, commandments, regulations Related words· 7 規則 is a general, often formal term for rules within an organization, while 掟 suggests a traditional, unwritten, or group-specific code.
法律 refers to statutory law enacted by a government, whereas 掟 is not used for modern legal statutes but for a community's own code.
ルール is a casual loanword for any rule, while 掟 carries a stricter, more traditional or almost sacred sense of a code.
規範 refers to a norm or standard of conduct in an abstract sense, while 掟 is a concrete, specific rule tied to a particular group.
Show 3 more Show fewer 掟 refers to a customary or community rule (often unwritten), while 定め can refer to any established rule, written or fated.
掟 is a traditional or organizational rule (e.g., of a guild or community) that need not be religious, whereas 戒律 specifically denotes religious precepts.
掟 is an older, often stricter word for a group's own binding rule, while 不文律 is more neutral and can apply to society at large.
Written forms 掟おきて Usage 87%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
おきて Usage 10%
オキテ Usage 3%
Etymology Derived from the verb 置く (おく , 'to put, place'), originally meaning something that has been laid down or established. The kanji 掟 is a 国字 (kokuji, a character created in Japan) combining 扌 (hand) and 定 (determine), suggesting rules set by hand or authority.
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