定てい日じつ

also: じょうにち · じょうじつ

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Meanings

Refers to a predetermined or scheduled date, often used in formal or administrative contexts such as payment deadlines, meetings, or legal appointments.

会かい議ぎの定てい日じつは毎まい月つき第だい一いち月げつ曜よう日びです。
The fixed date for the meeting is the first Monday of every month.
支し払はらいの定てい日じつを過すぎると延えん滞たい料りょう金きんがかかります。
If you miss the appointed payment date, a late fee will be charged.

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Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
日day, sun, Japan

Related words

期き日じつ
期日 (きじつ) also means a fixed date or deadline, but is more common and broader, often used for due dates and time limits. 定日 is more formal and emphasizes a regularly scheduled or predetermined day.
日にっ程てい
日程 (にってい) refers to a schedule or itinerary, focusing on the overall plan of events, while 定日 specifically means a single fixed day.

Written forms

定日Usage100%
- ていじつ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is ていじつ.
- じょうにち
  Alternate reading; less common than ていじつ.
- じょうじつ
  Alternate reading; less common than ていじつ.
じょうじつ
じょうにち

Etymology

Compound of 定 (てい, 'fixed, determined') and 日 (じつ, 'day'). The reading ていじつ is the standard on'yomi combination. Alternate readings じょうにち and じょうじつ are less common and may reflect older or dialectal variations.