長ちょう幼ようの序じょ

expression, noun

age-based hierarchy; seniority order

A fixed expression referring to the traditional Confucian-influenced social order where elders are respected and given precedence. Often used in discussions of social norms or etiquette.

See also: 長幼

• 長ちょう幼ようの序じょをわきまえることは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな美び徳とくの一ひとつだ。

  Observing the order of seniority is one of Japan's traditional virtues.

• 彼かれは長ちょう幼ようの序じょを重おもんじる家か庭ていで育そだった。

  He grew up in a family that values the hierarchy based on age.