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所定 (しょてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
prescribed ; designated ; fixed
Used in formal or official contexts to indicate something is set by rules, regulations, or prior agreement. Often appears in compounds like 所定の用紙 (the prescribed form) or 所定の手続き (the designated procedure).
所しょ 定てい の 手て 続つづ き を 経へ て 許きょ 可か が 下お り た 。
Permission was granted after going through the designated procedures.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Similar words 規き 定てい 規定 refers to the rules or regulations themselves, while 所定 describes something as being in accordance with those rules.
指し 定てい 指定 emphasizes the act of designating or specifying, whereas 所定 focuses on the state of having been prescribed.
Etymology Compound of 所 (place, context) and 定 (determine, fix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys 'fixed by the relevant context or authority'.
