Japanese symbol for “punctuality”
定時性
ていじせい
Romaji: teijisei
punctuality (in reference to public transport); reliability
In Japanese, punctuality is 定時性, read ていじせい (teijisei).
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Meanings
- n punctuality (in reference to public transport); reliability
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “punctuality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間厳守 | じかんげんしゅ jikangenshu | (strict) punctuality; being on time |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
| 指定 | してい shitei | designation; specification; assignment |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific; particular; designated |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.