ギ, のり, よし

ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter

JLPT1 G7 S15 F739

As per # (ceremony) + person (→ human agency) → conduct a *ceremony* → *rules* → *follow*; *obey* (good standards) (← follow/obey rules). *Matters* is a borrowed meaning.

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