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    3. 定員

    定員

    定てい員いん

    fixed number (of people)

    N2KMT3News #4+1CoreNounBusiness & FinanceEducationKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ていいん

    Noun

    1.
    fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement
    2.
    capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity

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    このバスの定てい員いんは50人にんです。

    The capacity of this bus is 50 people.

    KMT3Travel & Transportation
    教きょう室しつの定てい員いんは20名めいまでです。

    The classroom capacity is up to 20 people.

    KMT3Education
    会かい社しゃは新あたらしいプロジェクトのために定てい員いんを増ふやす予よ定ていです。

    The company plans to increase its staff quota for the new project.

    KMT3Business & FinanceWork & Career
    イベントの申もうし込こみが定てい員いんに達たっしたため、受うけ付つけを締しめ切きりました。

    Applications for the event reached capacity, so registration has closed.

    KMT4Daily Life
    大だい学がくの定てい員いん削さく減げんは、学がく生せいの競きょう争そう率りつを高たかめるでしょう。

    The reduction in university enrollment capacity will increase student competition.

    KMT4Education

    Kanji that make up this word

    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    員
    employee・member・number・the one in charge
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