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N2 Noun

仕来(しき)たりcustom, conventional practice, mores, ordinance

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

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      custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    仕来り 【しきたり】仕来たり 【しきたり】為来り 【しきたり】為来たり 【しきたり】

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      (ふる)くからの(むら)仕来(しき)たり(まも)る。

      He preserves the traditions of the ancient village.

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      日本(にほん)とアメリカの仕来(しき)たり(ちが)いを(まな)ぶ。

      I will learn the differences between Japanese and American customs.

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      (かれ)仕来(しき)たり(しば)られているので、(あたま)(かた)いです。

      He is bound by convention, so he is inflexible.

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      携帯(けいたい)電話(でんわ)登場(とうじょう)でたちまち年賀状(ねんがじょう)という仕来(しき)たり衰退(すいたい)しました。

      With the advent of mobile phones, the tradition of sending New Year's cards declined rapidly.

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      社会(しゃかい)仕来(しき)たり窮屈(きゅうくつ)でならないので自分(じぶん)会社(かいしゃ)()()げる(こと)にした。

      I decided to start my own company because I found the conventions of society to be suffocating.

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