fixed position; usual place; home position
Refers to a predetermined, regular, or natural place where something belongs or is normally found. Often used for objects, seats, or abstract origins.
Please return the tools you used to their usual places.
He sat in his usual spot.
Casual expression for one's usual place, without the nuance of a fixed or predetermined arrangement.
Compound of 定 (てい, 'fixed, determined') and 位置 (いち, 'position, location').