準じゅん縄じょう

noun

level and inked string; norm; standard

Originally a carpenter's tool (a string coated with ink used to mark straight lines), extended metaphorically to mean a rule, norm, or standard. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly encountered in classical or technical contexts.

• 準じゅん縄じょうを当あてて材ざい木もくに直ちょく線せんを引ひく。

  Draw a straight line on the lumber using a level and inked string.

• 彼かれの行こう動どうは社しゃ会かいの準じゅん縄じょうに従したがっている。

  His behavior conforms to the norms of society.