定刻

ていこく

appointed time; timetable; schedule

What does 定刻 mean?

定刻 is a Japanese noun meaning appointed time; timetable; schedule in English. It is written as 定刻 in kanji, ていこく in hiragana, and teikoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

劇はちょうど定刻に始まった。

The play began exactly on time.