Japanese symbol for “timeliness”
機宜
きぎ
Romaji: kigi
opportuneness; timeliness; opportunity; occasion
In Japanese, timeliness is 機宜, read きぎ (kigi).
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Meanings
- n opportuneness; timeliness; opportunity; occasion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “timeliness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即時性 | そくじせい sokujisei | promptness; timeliness |
| 権宜 | けんぎ kengi | opportuneness; timeliness; convenience |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 機械 | きかい kikai | machine; mechanism |
| 危機 | きき kiki | crisis; critical situation; emergency |
| 機構 | きこう kikou | mechanism; machinery |
| 便宜 | べんぎ bengi | convenience; accommodation; advantage |
| 適宜 | てきぎ tekigi | suitable; appropriate; fitting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “timeliness”.
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