マナー
まなー
noun
manners, etiquette
1.
manners, etiquette, proper behavior
Social rules and customs governing polite behavior. In Japanese culture, there are detailed manners for many everyday situations.
Usage
Used broadly for social etiquette in various settings. Japan has particularly detailed マナー for situations such as riding trains, dining, visiting shrines, and business interactions.
マナーモード is a Japanese coinage (wasei-eigo) meaning silent/vibrate mode on mobile phones, derived from "manner" + "mode."
Common collocations
- マナーを守る (observe proper manners)
- マナーが良い/悪い (have good/bad manners)
- マナー違反 (manners violation, breach of etiquette)
- ビジネスマナー (business etiquette)
- 食事マナー (table manners)
- マナーモード (manner mode — silent mode on a phone)
Etymology
From English "manners."