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定期便
teikibin
Description
「定期便」は、決まった時間や日にちに出る飛行機、船、バスなどのことです。
"定期便" refers to airplanes, ships, buses, etc., that operate at fixed times or on set days.
最近はネットのお店で、毎月商品が届くサービスの意味でも使われます。
Recently, "定期便" is also used to mean a service where products are delivered monthly from online stores.
Meanings
定期便teikibin
regular service; scheduled flight, ship, or bus
東京と大阪の間に定期便があります。
There is a regular service between Tokyo and Osaka.
定期便teikibin
regular subscription delivery of goods
お水の定期便を申し込みました。
I subscribed to a regular water delivery.
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Notes
- Etymology
定期 (fixed period) + 便 (transport service / delivery), literally a regularly scheduled service.
- Nuance
contrasts with 臨時便 (special extra service) and 直行便 (direct flight).
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