規範(きはん)

きはん
noun
norm, standard, model
1. norm, standard, model, code of conduct
A standard or principle that serves as a guide for behavior or judgment. Used in ethical, social, and legal contexts to describe expected standards of conduct.
社会(しゃかい)規範(きはん)を守(まも)る。
To observe social norms.
彼(かれ)は規範(きはん)意識(いしき)の高(たか)い人(ひと)だ。
He is a person with a strong sense of norms.
時代(じだい)とともに道徳的(どうとくてき)な規範(きはん)も変化(へんか)していくものだ。
Moral norms change with the times.

USAGE:
規範(きはん) refers to abstract principles or standards that guide behavior, as opposed to 規則(きそく) (concrete rules) or 法律(ほうりつ) (law). It often appears in academic, ethical, and sociological discussions. 規範(きはん) emphasizes the ideal or model that should be followed.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 社会(しゃかい)規範(きはん): social norms
  • 道徳(どうとく)規範(きはん): moral norms
  • 規範(きはん)意識(いしき): norm consciousness, sense of standards
  • 規範(きはん)となる: to serve as a model/standard
  • 規範(きはん)に従(したが)う: to follow norms
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