掟(おきて)

おきて
noun
rule, code, law
1. rule, code, law, commandment
An established rule or code of conduct within a group, organization, or community. Unlike formal laws, 掟 typically refers to unwritten rules, traditional codes, or the internal rules of a specific group. Often carries connotations of strictness and the consequences of violation.
村(むら)の掟(おきて)を破(やぶ)った。
He broke the village's rules.
この世界(せかい)には暗黙(あんもく)の掟(おきて)がある。
There are unspoken rules in this world.
組織(そしき)の掟(おきて)に背(そむ)いた者(もの)は、厳(きび)しい処分(しょぶん)を受(う)ける。
Those who defy the organization's code face severe punishment.

USAGE:
掟(おきて) refers to rules that are often unwritten, traditional, or enforced within a specific community rather than by formal legal systems. It appears frequently in historical or dramatic contexts — samurai codes, village laws, underworld rules. In modern usage, it can refer metaphorically to any strict unwritten norm.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 掟(おきて)を破(やぶ)る: to break a rule/code
  • 掟(おきて)に背(そむ)く: to defy the rules
  • 掟(おきて)を守(まも)る: to observe the rules
  • 暗黙(あんもく)の掟(おきて): unspoken rule

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 規則(きそく): rule, regulation (formal, institutional)
  • 法律(ほうりつ): law (legal system)
  • しきたり: custom, tradition (emphasis on established practice)
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Added 2026.2.22 15:17
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