典てん

noun

ceremony; celebration

Used in formal or literary contexts for a ceremony or celebration. Often appears in compound words such as 式典 (ceremony) or 祝典 (celebration).

• 卒そつ業ぎょう式しき典てんが厳おごそかに執とり行おこなわれた。

  The graduation ceremony was solemnly held.

noun

law code; legal code

Refers to a body of laws or a legal code. Common in historical or legal contexts, e.g., 六法全書 (compendium of laws).

• この法ほう典てんは明めい治じ時じ代だいに制せい定ていされた。

  This law code was enacted in the Meiji period.

noun

Sweden (abbreviation)

Abbreviation for 瑞典 (Sweden). Used mainly in historical or abbreviated contexts, such as 日典関係 (Japan-Sweden relations).

See also: スウェーデン

• 「典てん」はスウェーデンを表あらわす略りゃく称しょうとして使つかわれることがある。

  The character 典 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for Sweden.