JLPT N3 · Noun

定期 (teiki)

定期 (ていき, teiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “fixed period; fixed term”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ていき
Romaji: teiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

fixed period; fixed term · noun
regular; periodic; periodical · noun taking の
fixed-term commuter pass · noun · abbreviation
fixed-term deposit · noun · abbreviation
futures contracts · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

今年も、アマチュア音楽家の定期演奏会が頻繁に開催される。

This year too there are many regular concerts for amateur musicians being held.

Tatoeba #74677

汽車の中で眠っている間に、財布と定期を盗まれてしまった。

I had my purse and commuter ticket stolen while I was sleeping in the train.

Tatoeba #183139

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 定期

定

determine, fix, establishテイ・ジョウ・さだ.める・さだ.まる · 8 strokes

期

period, time, dateキ・ゴ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 定期.

予定よていplans安定あんていstability仮定かていassumption勘定かんじょうcalculation決定けっていdecision否定ひていdenial一定いっていto fix肯定こうていaffirmation指定していdesignation定規じょうぎ(measuring) ruler推定すいていpresumption測定そくていmeasurement断定だんていconclusion定員ていいんfixed number (of people)

Source: JMdict entry 1435490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.