Japanese symbol for “quota”
定員
ていいん
Romaji: teiin
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit
In Japanese, quota is 定員, read ていいん (teiin).
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Meanings
- n fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit; complement
- n capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “quota”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 割り当て | わりあて wariate | allotment; assignment; allocation |
| 枠 | わく waku | limit; restriction; quota |
| ノルマ | ノルマ noruma | (one's) quota; assignment |
| 分け前 | わけまえ wakemae | share; portion; quota |
| 員数 | いんずう inzuu | (total) number (of people or things); count; quota |
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 |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
See also: Chinese symbol for “quota”.
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