風紀(ふうき)

ふうき
noun
public morals; discipline
1. public morals; discipline; moral standards
The moral standards and behavioral norms of a community, school, or organization. Often appears in discussions about maintaining or disrupting order.
風紀(ふうき)を乱(みだ)す行為(こうい)だ。
That's behavior that disrupts public morals.
学校(がっこう)の風紀(ふうき)委員(いいん)に選(えら)ばれた。
I was chosen as a member of the school's discipline committee.
社内(しゃない)の風紀(ふうき)が乱(みだ)れているので、服装(ふくそう)規定(きてい)を見直(みなお)すことになった。
Since workplace discipline has deteriorated, it was decided to review the dress code.

Frequently appears in school and workplace contexts. Japanese schools often have a 風紀(ふうき)委員(いいん) (discipline committee) or 風紀(ふうき)委員長(いいんちょう) (head of the discipline committee) — students responsible for enforcing rules on uniforms, behavior, etc. A common trope in anime and manga.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 風紀(ふうき)を乱(みだ)す (disrupt public morals/discipline)
  • 風紀(ふうき)を正(ただ)す (correct/restore discipline)
  • 風紀(ふうき)委員(いいん) (discipline committee member)
  • 風紀(ふうき)委員長(いいんちょう) (head of discipline committee)
  • 風紀(ふうき)の取(と)り締(し)まり (enforcement of discipline)
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