国こく定てい

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

state-sponsored; national

Used for things officially established or designated by the national government, such as parks, holidays, or standards.

国こく定てい公こう園えんに指し定ていされた地ち域いきは

、

開かい

発はつ

が

制せい

限げん

さ

れる

。

Development is restricted in areas designated as quasi-national parks.

国こく定ていの祝しゅく日じつには、多おおくの人ひとが休やすみを取とる。

Many people take the day off on national holidays.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が国こく定ていされるfor something to be officially designated by the national government
この教きょう科か書しょは文もん部ぶ省しょうによって国こく定ていされた。
This textbook was officially designated by the Ministry of Education.

Kanji

国country
定determine, fix, establish

Related words

国こく立りつN3
国立 describes something owned or operated by the national government (e.g. 国立大学), while 国定 describes something merely designated or sanctioned by the state without necessarily being government-run.
官かん製せい
官製 emphasizes that something is actually produced or organized by the government (e.g. 官製ハガキ), whereas 国定 stresses formal designation or endorsement by the state.
公こう認にんN1
公認 means officially recognized or approved by any authoritative body, while 国定 specifically refers to designation by the national government.

Word family

国こく定てい公こう園えん
quasi-national park
国こく定てい教きょう科か書しょ
government-designated textbook; national textbook
貨か幣へい国こく定てい説せつ
chartalism

Etymology

Compound of 国 (country, nation) and 定 (determine, establish). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used since the Meiji era for state-designated entities.