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規律 (きりつ, kiritsu) Japanese meaning: discipline | Kotomora
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りつ
が
厳きび
しい
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This school has strict discipline.
He imposes discipline on himself.
Usage patterns 規き 律りつ を 守まも る to observe/maintain discipline
The students are observing the school's discipline.
規き 律りつ を 乱みだ す to disrupt/break discipline
His behavior disrupted the team's discipline.
規き 律りつ を 保たも つ to maintain discipline
In the military, maintaining strict discipline is required.
規き 律りつ が 厳きび しい discipline is strict
This company is known for its strict discipline.
規き 律りつ に 従したが う to comply with the rules
Everyone needs to comply with the organization's rules.
Kanji 紀 chronicle, account, narrative Related words· 7 規則 refers to specific written rules, while 規律 covers the broader discipline or order that such rules maintain.
秩序 describes the resulting state of order, whereas 規律 focuses on the discipline or rules that create that order.
風紀 refers to moral conduct or decorum within a group (e.g. school), a narrower behavioral sense than the broader 規律.
統制 implies active control or regulation imposed by an authority, while 規律 is the resulting code of discipline itself.
Show 3 more 規律 is the general word for discipline or rules that can apply to individuals or small groups, while 綱紀 specifically refers to discipline and order within an organization or government.
規律 refers to discipline or order within a group or person, while 律 is a broader classical term for law or regulation.
規律 refers to order, discipline, or rules in a secular or organizational context (e.g., school discipline), while 戒律 is specifically religious.
Word family irregular; undisciplined; disorganized
undisciplined; disorganized; loose
fiscal discipline; budgetary discipline
orderly; well-ordered; systematic
Written forms 規き 律りつ Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
紀き 律りつ Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Composed of 規 (standard, rule) and 律 (law, regulation). The combination has been used to mean rules, discipline, or order since classical Chinese.
