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ethics, morals
A system of moral principles governing appropriate conduct; the study of right and wrong behavior.
医療倫理について学ぶ。
To study medical ethics.
AIの倫理が問題になっている。
AI ethics has become an issue.
企業倫理を守る。
To uphold business ethics.
倫理 refers to a system of moral principles that govern right and wrong conduct. Common in academic, medical, and business contexts.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 倫理観: ethical view, sense of ethics
- 職業倫理: professional ethics
- 医療倫理: medical ethics
- 企業倫理: business/corporate ethics
- 倫理委員会: ethics committee
- 倫理的: ethical (adjective)
- 生命倫理: bioethics
CONTRAST:
- 倫理: ethics (systematic principles, often institutional or professional)
- 道徳: morality, morals (more personal and everyday)
- 良心: conscience (internal moral sense)
USAGE NOTE:
倫理 is a formal, academic word. In high school, 倫理 is also the name of a social studies subject covering philosophy and ethics.