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交代制 (こうたいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

交こう代たい制せい

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Meanings

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shift system; rotation system

A system where people take turns, such as work shifts or rotating duties.

この工こう場じょうは交こう代たい制せいで24時間にじゅう稼働よじかんかどうしている。
This factory operates 24 hours a day on a shift system.

看かん護ご師しは交こう代たい制せいで夜や勤きんを担たん当とうする。

Nurses take night shifts on a rotation system.

Kanji

交mingle, mixing, association
代substitute, change, convert
制system, law, rule
替exchange, spare, substitute

Related words

シフト制せい
シフト制 is a more direct loanword for 'shift system', often used in part-time job contexts, while 交代制 is a native Japanese term used broadly for any rotation-based system.

Built from

交こう代たい+制せい

Written forms

交こう代たい制せい
Standard kanji spelling; 交代 is the more common form for 'alternation'.
交こう替たい制せい
Alternate kanji spelling; 交替 is also used for 'alternation' but slightly less common.

Etymology

Compound of 交代 (alternation) + 制 (system).