定着(ていちゃく)

ていちゃく
noun, suru verb
establishment; taking root; becoming settled
1. establishment; taking root
The process of something becoming firmly established or accepted in society or a specific environment.
その習慣(しゅうかん)は日本(にほん)に定着(ていちゃく)した。
That custom has become established in Japan.
リモートワークが働(はたら)き方(かた)として定着(ていちゃく)しつつある。
Remote work is becoming established as a way of working.
新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん)が会社(かいしゃ)に定着(ていちゃく)するまで時間(じかん)がかかる。
It takes time for new employees to settle into the company.
2. fixing; setting
Technical term for fixing something in place, especially in photography or printing.

USAGE:

  • 定着(ていちゃく)する - to become established, take root
  • 定着(ていちゃく)させる - to establish, make something take root (causative)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 定着(ていちゃく)率(りつ) - retention rate (for employees)
  • 文化(ぶんか)として定着(ていちゃく)する - to become established as a culture
  • 社会(しゃかい)に定着(ていちゃく)する - to become established in society

TECHNICAL USAGE:

  • 写真(しゃしん)の定着(ていちゃく) - fixing (in photography)
  • 定着(ていちゃく)液(えき) - fixer solution

RELATED:

  • 普及(ふきゅう) - spread (broader)
  • 浸透(しんとう) - permeation (deeper)
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