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条例 (じょうれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
regulation ; ordinance ; bylaw ; rule
A formal legal or administrative noun for regulations set out in provisions. In modern Japanese, 条例 most often means an ordinance or bylaw enacted by a prefecture, city, town, or other local government; the broader 'rules/regulations' sense and the spelling 条令 are less common.
If you violate this ordinance, you may be fined.
Written forms 条じょう 例れい Usage 99%
Standard and common spelling, especially for ordinances and bylaws enacted by a local government.
条じょう 令れい Usage 1%
Uncommon attested spelling for the broader sense of regulations or rules; the modern local-ordinance meaning is normally written 条例.
Kanji 条 article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc. Similar words 規き 則そく A general word for rules or regulations in many settings; 条例 is more legal or administrative and often refers specifically to a local ordinance.
法ほう 律りつ Refers to law in a broader or national statutory sense; 条例 is typically a bylaw or ordinance made by a local government.
法ほう 令れい An umbrella term for laws and governmental orders; 条例 is a more specific kind of regulation, especially at the local-government level.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound. 条 is associated with articles or clauses, and 例 with rules or precedents; the rare spelling 条令 uses 令, associated with orders or laws. This is a useful component explanation rather than a precise historical derivation.
