平へい時じ

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Meanings

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

peacetime; time of peace

Refers to periods when a country is not at war; often contrasted with 戦時 (wartime).

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

ordinary times; normal times

Used for everyday, non-emergency situations; often contrasted with 緊急時 (emergency) or 異常時 (abnormal times).

平へい時じに〈動どう詞し〉to do something during peacetime/normal times
平へい時じには防ぼう災さい訓くん練れんを行おこなう。
During normal times, disaster drills are carried out.
平へい時じから〈動どう詞し〉to do something starting from ordinary times, in preparation for emergencies
平へい時じから備そなえておくことが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to prepare from ordinary times.

平へい常じょうN1sense 2
平時 specifically denotes 'ordinary times' as a period, while 平常 more broadly means 'normal state' and can describe conditions as well as time.
平へい和わN4sense 1
平時 refers to the specific period of peace (as opposed to wartime), while 平和 is the broader, more abstract concept of peace itself.

戦せん時じ sense 1
平時 refers to peacetime, while 戦時 refers to wartime, its direct opposite.
緊きん急きゅう時じ sense 2
平時 means ordinary, non-emergency times, whereas 緊急時 refers to an emergency situation.
戦せん時じ下かN1
戦時下 describes conditions during wartime, whereas 平時 refers to ordinary, peacetime conditions.

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非ひ常じょう時じN3
平時 means 'peacetime, normal times' and is the direct opposite of 非常時, which means 'time of emergency'.
有ゆう事じ
平時 refers to normal, peaceful times, while 有事 refers to a state of crisis or emergency, typically military or political.
いざという時ときN1
平時 means peacetime or normal times, the opposite of いざという時, which points to a sudden critical or emergency moment.

Compound of 平 (へい, 'flat, calm, ordinary') and 時 (じ, 'time'). The meaning 'peacetime' is an extension of 'ordinary times' in a national context.