行こう動どう規き範はん

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Meanings

noun

code of conduct; standard of behavior; organizational culture

Refers to a set of rules or principles guiding behavior, often in professional, corporate, or institutional contexts. Can also imply the unwritten culture or ethical climate of an organization.

会かい社しゃの行こう動どう規き範はんに従したがって行こう動どうしてください。

Please act in accordance with the company's code of conduct.

この組そ織しきの行こう動どう規き範はんは、透とう明めい性せいと誠せい実じつさを重じゅう視ししている。

This organization's code of conduct emphasizes transparency and integrity.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
動move, motion, change
規standard, measure
範pattern, example, model

Related words

倫りん理り規き定てい
倫理規定 is more specifically an 'ethics code' or 'ethical guidelines', often with a stronger moral or professional ethics focus, while 行動規範 is a broader 'code of conduct' that can include behavioral norms and organizational culture.

Built from

行こう動どう+規き範はん

Etymology

Compound of 行動 (action, behavior) and 規範 (norm, standard). The term is a modern coinage, likely influenced by Western concepts of 'code of conduct' in corporate and institutional settings.