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二十四時間制 (nijuuyojikansei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The emergency outpatient department operates around the clock.
This factory operates on a 24-hour system.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 二に 十じゅう 四よ 時じ 間かん 制せい をとる for a facility to adopt the 24-hour (around-the-clock) system
This hospital operates on a 24-hour system.
二に 十じゅう 四よ 時じ 間かん 制せい で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something under a 24-hour operating system
The factory runs around the clock under a 24-hour system.
〈 事こと 〉 を 二に 十じゅう 四よ 時じ 間かん 制せい に 切き り 替か える to switch something over to the 24-hour system
Kanji 二 two, two radical (no. 7) Related words 二に 十じゅう 四よ 時じ 間かん 体たい 制せい Very close in meaning, but 体制 emphasizes an organizational setup or staffing/readiness, while 二十四時間制 emphasizes the operating system or rule.
二に 十じゅう 四よ 時じ 間かん 営えい 業ぎょう Specifically means a shop or business is open 24 hours; 二十四時間制 is broader and can refer to systems or operations not limited to commercial business.
Written forms 二に 十じゅう 四よ 時じ 間かん 制せい
Attested full kanji-numeral spelling for a 24-hour or around-the-clock system.
24にじゅうよ 時じ 間かん 制せい
Practical mixed Arabic-numeral spelling commonly used in modern writing; lists the full kanji-numeral form.
Etymology A transparent compound of 二十四時間, meaning 'twenty-four hours,' and 制, meaning 'system' or 'institution'; no special historical derivation is implied.
The company switched its work schedule to a 24-hour system.
