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儀典 (ぎてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

儀ぎ典てん

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Meanings

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

Refers to formal ceremonies, especially official or state occasions, and the protocol governing them.

大だい統とう領りょうの就しゅう任にん儀ぎ典てんが行おこなわれた

Kanji

儀ceremony, rule, affair
典code, ceremony, law

Related words

式しき典てん
式典 is a more general term for ceremonies and events, while 儀典 emphasizes formal protocol and state occasions.
儀ぎ式しき
儀式 is a broader term for rituals and ceremonies, including religious and traditional ones, whereas 儀典 is more formal and often official.

Word family

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The presidential inauguration ceremony was held.

儀ぎ典てん長ちょうが式しきの進しん行こうを取とり仕し切きる。

The chief of protocol oversees the proceedings of the ceremony.

儀ぎ典てん長ちょう
chief of protocol

Etymology

Compound of 儀 (gi, 'ceremony') and 典 (ten, 'code' or 'rule'), referring to ceremonial rules and formal proceedings.