規: rules

規 [规] guī

: compass
: a rule; regulation
: to admonish
: to plan; to scheme

Kun Reading
none applicable

典 | のり nori

noun
: rule; law

規定 gui1ding4: provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule
[規定 | きてい kitei: regulation; provisions]

規模 gui1mo2: scale; scope; extent [規模 | きぼ kibo: scale; scope; plan; structure]

規律 gui1lü4: rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
[規律 | きりつ kiritsu: order; observance; discipline
: rules; law; regulations]

規劃 [规划] gui1hua4: to plan (how to do something); planning; plan; program

規則 [规则] gui1ze2: rule; regulation; rules and regulations
[規則 | きそく kisoku: rules; regulations; conventions]

正規 zheng4gui1: regular; according to standards
[正規 | せいき seiki: regular; normal; legal; formal; established; legitimate]

法規 fa3gui1: legislation; statute
[法規 | ほう houki: the law; laws and regulations]

常規 chang2gui1: conventional (weapons); conventional; common; routine

犯規 fan4’gui1: to break the rules; an illegality; a foul

違規 [违规] wei2gui1: to violate (rules); irregular; illegal; corrupt

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
規則を守る | きそくをまもる kisoku o mamoru
: to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations

規則を敗る | きそくをやぶる kisoku o yaburu
: to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules

規矩準縄 | きくじゅんじょう kikujunjou
: (yoji) rules and standards; norms; criteria

杓子定規 | しゃくしじょうぎ shakushi jougi
: (yoji) hard-and-fast rule; stick fast to rules; a stickler (for rules); hidebound system; inflexible

手前定規 | てまえじょうぎ temae jougi
: (yoji) self-serving logic

例外の無い規則は無い | れいがいのないきそくはない reigai no nai kisoku wa nai
: (proverb) There is no rule without exceptions

Chinese common word | chengyu 成語 | expression | idiom
規矩準繩 [规矩准绳] gui1 ju5 zhun3 sheng2
: compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline; fig. established standard; norms; criteria
OR
規矩繩墨 [规矩绳墨] gui1 ju5 sheng2 mo4
: compasses, set square and straight line marker; fig. established standard; norms; criteria

規行矩步 [规行矩步] gui1 xing2 ju3 bu4
: to follow the compass and go with the set square; to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention

循規蹈矩 [循规蹈矩] xun2 gui1 dao3 ju3
: to follow the compass and go with the set square; to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention

不以規矩，不能成方圓 [不以规矩，不能成方圆] bu4 yi3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 neng2 cheng2 fang1 yuan2
: without rules, nothing can be done (from Mencius); one must follow some rules