Illustration: In a small Japanese office, a wall clock with plain tick marks reaches five o'clock. Several coworkers simultaneously close laptops, rise from their chairs, and take bags from hooks, suggesting their established finishing time.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

定てい時じ

teiji

scheduled time

Example sentences

  1. 時間通じかんどおりに済すませて定時ていじで帰かえる。

    We get it done on time and leave on schedule.

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  2. 時々列車ときどきれっしゃは定時ていじに着つかない事ことがある。

    At times the train doesn’t arrive on time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あの飛行機ひこうきは定時ていじに出発しゅっぱつできなかった。

    That airplane was not able to depart at the regular time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 定時

  • 定determine; fixOnテイ・ジョウKunさだめる・さだまる・さだか
  • 時time; hourOnジKunとき

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