良識

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 良識 is a noun read りょうしき, meaning good sense or sound judgment about what is reasonable and responsible.
• Basic usage: It appears when trusting people to exercise judgment voluntarily or when emphasizing the responsibility expected of each person in a public place.
  • 利用者の良識を信じ、図書室には細かな禁止事項を設けなかった。 describes trusting users' sound judgment and therefore not setting detailed prohibitions in the reading room; 公共の場所では、一人一人の良識が問われる。 says that each person's good sense is called upon in public places.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 良識を信じ
  • を marks the users' sound judgment as what is trusted. The absence of detailed prohibitions does not necessarily mean that no rules exist.
• 良識が問われる
  • The passive expression means that each person's judgment and responsibility are tested or called for, not that someone is simply asked a question.
• 良識 and 常識
  • 常識 refers to broadly shared knowledge or ordinary standards, while 良識 emphasizes the ability to make responsible and sound judgments.