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章程 (しょうてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

章しょう程てい

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Meanings

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noun

law; rule; ordinance; charter

Formal term for a set of rules or regulations, often used in legal or organizational contexts.

この組そ織しきの章しょう程ていには、会かい員いんの義ぎ務むが明めい記きされている。
The organization's charter clearly states the members' duties.
新あたらしい章しょう程ていが施し行こうされた。
The new ordinance has been put into effect.

Written forms

章しょう程ていUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
掌しょう程てい
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji usage; rarely used.

Kanji

章badge, chapter, composition
程extent, degree, law

掌palm of hand, rule, administer

Similar words

規き則そく
規則 is a general term for rules or regulations, while 章程 is more formal and often refers to a charter or fundamental law of an organization.
条じょう例れい
条例 refers specifically to local government ordinances, whereas 章程 can be used for rules of any organization.

Etymology

The kanji 章 (chapter, section) and 程 (extent, rule) combine to mean a written set of rules. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.