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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

A general term for a rule, regulation, or principle that governs behavior or procedure. Used in everyday contexts.

ルールを守まもるto follow/obey the rules
試し合あいではルールを守まもらなければならない。
You must follow the rules during the match.
ルールを破やぶるto break the rules
彼かれはゲームのルールを破やぶって反はん則そくを取とられた。
He broke the game's rules and got penalized.
ルールに従したがうto abide by/comply with a rule
新あたらしい社しゃ員いんも会かい社しゃのルールに従したがう必ひつ要ようがある。
New employees also need to comply with the company's rules.
ルールを決きめるto set/establish a rule
みんなで話はなし合あってルールを決きめた。
We discussed it together and decided on the rules.

規き則そくN4
規則 is a more formal, often official term for a rule or regulation, while ルール is the casual, everyday loanword used for rules in games, sports, or informal settings.
決きまりN3
決まり refers to an established custom or convention within a group, whereas ルール usually points to an explicit, often written rule.
規き約やくN1
規約 is a formal set of written rules or terms (as in a contract or organization's bylaws), while ルール is the general, casual term for any rule.
則そく
ルール is the common, casual loanword for 'rule' used in everyday conversation, whereas 則 is a stiff, formal term rarely used alone.

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掟おきてN1
ルール is a casual loanword for any rule, while 掟 carries a stricter, more traditional or almost sacred sense of a code.
ガイドライン
ルール is a more rigid rule or regulation, while ガイドライン is a recommended guideline that allows some flexibility.
規き範はんN1
ルール is a casual, often explicit and specific rule, whereas 規範 implies a deeper, often implicit societal or moral standard.

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Loanword from English 'rule', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.