規 範(きはん)

きはん

noun

norm, standard, model

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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

Related Words

Synonym: 規則(きそく) (concrete rules)

Synonym: 規定(きてい) (specific regulation)

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