倫理(りんり)

倫理(りんり) refers to a system of moral principles that govern right and wrong conduct. Common in academic, medical, and business contexts.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

• 倫理(りんり)観(かん): ethical view, sense of ethics
• 職業(しょくぎょう)倫理(りんり): professional ethics
• 医療(いりょう)倫理(りんり): medical ethics
• 企業(きぎょう)倫理(りんり): business/corporate ethics
• 倫理(りんり)委員会(いいんかい): ethics committee
• 倫理(りんり)的(てき): ethical (adjective)
• 生命(せいめい)倫理(りんり): bioethics

CONTRAST:

• 倫理(りんり): ethics (systematic principles, often institutional or professional)
• 道徳(どうとく): morality, morals (more personal and everyday)
• 良心(りょうしん): conscience (internal moral sense)

USAGE NOTE:
倫理(りんり) is a formal, academic word. In high school, 倫理(りんり) is also the name of a social studies subject covering philosophy and ethics.