45075
I want to use the word group conformity in the following sentence. The
Japanese value group conformity in society. 集団準拠［適合］was listed in EOW/ALT but
I want to know if there is a difference between them. Thank you.
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-03-30T11:25:46.060
45041
2017-03-31T06:24:31.303
2017-03-30T11:37:58.597
18435
18435
question
meaning words
How do I say group conformity?
* 適合 is a word which means something fits to a size or within the rules. Used widely in conversation.

  * 準拠 is a formal word for conformity. Often preferred in written documents.
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-03-31T00:44:49.027
45064
2017-03-31T04:36:35.203
2017-03-31T04:36:35.203
17571
45041
answer
Those are not incorrect, but they look and sound very "translated" and overly
technical.

The far more common (like a few hundred times as common) terms would be:

> 「協調性{きょうちょうせい}」 and 「集団行動{しゅうだんこうどう}」
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-03-31T06:24:31.303
45075
2017-03-31T06:24:31.303
45041
answer