How do you read 定員?

定員 is read ていいん (teiin), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 定員 in romaji?

定員 is written teiin in romaji.

What kanji are in 定員?

定 (Determine, Fix); 員 (Employee, Member).

定員ていいん

Q: What JLPT level is 定員?

定員 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

ていいん · teiin

JLPT N2 › noun

Fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement

capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity

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Heiban

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Kanji in this word

定Determine, Fix, Establish 音てい・じょう訓さだ.める・さだ.まる JLPT N3 · 8 strokes 員Employee, Member, Number 音いん JLPT N4 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

確定かくていfixed, decision 仮定かていassumption, supposition, hypothesis 否定ひていnegation, denial 設定せっていestablishment, creation 断定だんていconclusion, decision 定員ていいんfixed number of regular personnel, capacity (e.g., of boat)会員かいいんmember, the membership 満員まんいんfull house, no vacancy, sold out

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What does 定員 mean?

Fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement. It can also mean: capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity.

How do you pronounce 定員?

ていいん (teiin). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 定員?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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