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次第書き (しだいがき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

次し第だい書がき

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Meanings

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noun

printed program; programme

Refers to a printed sheet or booklet listing the order of events, such as for a ceremony, performance, or meeting.

式しきの次し第だい書がきを入いり口ぐちで配くばっています。
They are handing out the printed program for the ceremony at the entrance.

Kanji

次next, order, sequence
第No., residence
書write

Similar words

プログラム
プログラム is a more common loanword for a program or schedule, while 次第書き is a traditional Japanese term specifically for a printed order of events.

Etymology

Compound of 次第 (order, sequence) and 書き (writing, document). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a written program of events.