| The Japanese word | |
定員 |
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| is pronounced | |
| teiin | ていいん | |
| means | |
| fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.) | |
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| Examples: | |
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このエレベーターの定員は１０人だ。
kono erebētā no teīn wa ichi zero nin da. This elevator's capacity is ten people. |
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ボートは定員オーバーでバランスを失った。
bōto wa teīn ōbā de baransu o ushinatta. The boat was off balance because it was overloaded. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |
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