しきたり

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

custom; tradition; conventional practice

usually written using kana alone

Refers to established customs, unwritten rules, or traditional ways of doing things within a group, family, or community. Often implies a long-standing practice that is followed without question.

この村むらには古ふるくからのしきたりがたくさん残のこっている。
Many old customs remain in this village.
結けっ婚こん式しきのしきたりに従したがって、両りょう家けの親おやがあいさつをした。
Following the wedding tradition, the parents of both families exchanged greetings.

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Usage patterns

しきたりに従したがうto follow/comply with a custom
彼かれはこの村むらのしきたりに従したがって結けっ婚こん式しきを行おこなった。
He held his wedding in accordance with the village's customs.
しきたりを守まもるto observe/keep a tradition
この家いえでは古ふるくからのしきたりを今いまでも守まもっている。
This family still observes the old customs to this day.
しきたりを破やぶるto break with tradition/custom
彼かの女じょは家いえのしきたりを破やぶって自じ由ゆうな結けっ婚こんをした。
She broke with her family's traditions and married freely.
古ふるいしきたりが残のこるan old custom still remains/persists
この地ち方ほうには今いまも古ふるいしきたりが残のこっている。
Old customs still persist in this region.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
来come, due, next
為do, change, make

Related words· 7

習しゅう慣かんN4
習慣 is a broad term for personal or societal habits, while しきたり refers specifically to long-established, often unwritten traditional practices within a group.
慣かん習しゅうN1
慣習 is a formal, sociological term for customary practice, whereas しきたり feels more concrete and is used for the specific rules of a family, workplace, or community.
風ふう習しゅうN1
風習 emphasizes local or folk customs tied to a region or era, while しきたり highlights the binding, rule-like nature of a group's tradition.
習ならわし
習わし is a slightly literary near-synonym of しきたり, both meaning an established custom, but しきたり more strongly implies it must be followed.

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伝でん統とうN3
伝統 is a formal word for tradition or cultural heritage passed down through generations, while しきたり is about everyday customary rules within a smaller group.
慣かん例れいN1
しきたり is a native Japanese word for long-standing customs or protocol, more colloquial than the formal 慣例.
慣かん行こうN1
しきたり is a native Japanese word for traditional customs or rituals, often with a formal or ceremonial feel, while 慣行 is a more neutral, businesslike term.

Don't confuse with

掟おきてN1
掟 is a strict rule or law enforced within a group, while しきたり is a customary practice followed by convention rather than formal enforcement.

Written forms

しきたりUsage92%
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
仕し来きたりUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.
仕し来きたりUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.
シキタリUsage<1%
為来しきたり
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.
為し来きたり
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 仕来る (しきたる), meaning 'to do something continuously' or 'to carry on a practice'. The noun form しきたり refers to practices that have been passed down over time.