Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 一いち 律りつ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to apply/set something uniformly across the board
The company raised the salaries of all employees uniformly.
一いち 律りつ 〈 数すう 〉 円えん a flat rate of X yen (for everyone/everything)
Admission to this facility is a flat rate of 500 yen.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 一いち 律りつ に 扱あつか う to treat people uniformly, without distinction
It's problematic to treat all employees uniformly despite differences in experience.
Related words· 6 均一 emphasizes physical or measurable uniformity (e.g., size, temperature), while 一律 emphasizes uniformity of treatment, rules, or standards applied to people or cases.
画一的 often carries a negative nuance of being stereotyped or lacking individuality, whereas 一律 is more neutral and simply means 'without exception'.
一様 is a broader word for 'uniform/similar' that can describe appearance or state, while 一律 specifically stresses that a rule or treatment applies equally to all cases without exception.
一律 stresses a single uniform standard applied equally to all, while 軒並み stresses that literally every single one is affected, without implying a fixed rule.
Show 2 more Show fewer 一律 means applying the same rule or treatment across the board without exception (一律に扱う ), whereas 画一 focuses on sameness of form, often implying dull uniformity.
一律 stresses that a rule or rate is applied equally to everyone without exception, while 一定 simply means a value or condition stays fixed/unchanging.
Opposites 個別 means handling things case-by-case or individually, the direct opposite of 一律 's blanket, same-for-everyone approach.
一律 means 'uniformly, all the same', the opposite of それぞれ 's sense of 'each individually different'.
Don't confuse with 一列 looks and sounds similar to 一律 but means 'a single row/line', unrelated to the idea of uniform treatment.
一律 いちりつ sounds similar to 一流 いちりゅう but means uniform or applied equally across the board, not first-class.
Word family uniformly; evenly; across the board
uniform reduction in rice acreage
flat tax; uniform taxation
monotonous; stereotyped; all the same
Etymology From 一 (one, same) + 律 (rule, regulation). The combination conveys the idea of applying a single rule or standard uniformly.
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