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地域時刻 (chiikijikoku) Japanese meaning: local time | Kotomora

地ち域いき時じ刻こく

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Meanings

1

Refers to the time observed in a specific geographic area, as opposed to a standard reference like UTC or Japan Standard Time.

会かい議ぎは各かく地ち域いきの地ち域いき時じ刻こくに合あわせて

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催さい

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The meeting will be held according to the local time of each region.

Kanji

地ground, earth
域range, region, limits
時time, hour
刻engrave, cut fine, chop

Related words

現げん地ち時じ間かん
現地時間 is more common in everyday speech for 'local time' at a specific place, while 地域時刻 is a more formal or technical term often used in contexts like time zones or regional scheduling.

Built from

地ち域いき+時じ刻こく

Etymology

Compound of 地域 (region) and 時刻 (time). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward modern technical term.