(いちりつ)

いちりつ
noun / adverb
uniform, across the board
1. uniform, across the board, flat-rate
Applying the same standard, rate, or treatment to everything or everyone without distinction. Often used for pricing, policies, and regulations.
送料(そうりょう)一律(いちりつ)五百円(ごひゃくえん)です。
Shipping is a flat rate of 500 yen.
全員(ぜんいん)一律(いちりつ)一万円(いちまんえん)のボーナスが支給(しきゅう)された。
A uniform bonus of 10,000 yen was given to everyone.
一律(いちりつ)禁止(きんし)するのではなく、状況(じょうきょう)(おう)じて判断(はんだん)すべきだ。
Rather than banning everything across the board, we should judge based on the situation.

一律(いちりつ) literally means "one rule" or "one standard" and describes applying the same treatment uniformly.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一律(いちりつ)(えん) (flat rate of ~ yen)
  • 一律(いちりつ)料金(りょうきん) (flat-rate fee)
  • 一律(いちりつ)適用(てきよう)する (apply uniformly)
  • 一律(いちりつ)削減(さくげん) (across-the-board cut)
  • 一律(いちりつ)禁止(きんし) (blanket ban)
  • 一律(いちりつ)支給(しきゅう) (uniform payment)

USAGE NOTES:

  • Can carry a negative nuance when implying that individual circumstances are being ignored: 一律(いちりつ)(あつか)う (treat everyone the same regardless of differences)
  • Common in business, government policy, and pricing contexts
  • The adverbial form 一律(いちりつ)に is very frequent