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discipline committee member; public morals committee member
A student or official responsible for enforcing rules of conduct, dress codes, and general discipline. Most commonly refers to a student role in Japanese schools where members monitor compliance with school rules.
風紀委員に選ばれた。
I was chosen as a discipline committee member.
風紀委員が校門の前で服装チェックをしている。
The discipline committee members are checking uniforms in front of the school gate.
うちの学校の風紀委員は厳しくて、髪の色やスカートの丈まで細かく注意される。
The discipline committee at our school is strict — they even nitpick things like hair color and skirt length.
Composed of 風紀 (public morals, discipline) and 委員 (committee member). A fixture of Japanese school culture, particularly in middle and high schools. The role frequently appears in anime, manga, and light novels as an archetypal character type — the strict rule-enforcer.
USAGE:
In schools, 風紀委員 typically patrol hallways, check uniforms, and report violations. The role carries social weight: being a 風紀委員 signals responsibility and seriousness. Outside schools, the term can refer to anyone tasked with monitoring public morals or workplace conduct.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 風紀委員になる: to become a discipline committee member
- 風紀委員長: discipline committee chairperson
- 風紀委員の活動: discipline committee activities
- 風紀委員に注意される: to be warned by the discipline committee
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 生活指導: student guidance, life guidance — a teacher's role in guiding student behavior, broader than just rule enforcement
- 委員会: committee — the general term for any school or organizational committee
- 学級委員: class representative — a different student leadership role focused on class affairs rather than discipline