定例(ていれい)

定例(ていれい) means regular or routine — something that takes place at fixed intervals as established practice. Almost always used as a modifier before another noun.

Etymology

定(てい) (fixed, established) + 例(れい) (custom, precedent).

Compounds

• 定例(ていれい)会議(かいぎ): regular meeting
• 定例(ていれい)報告(ほうこく): routine report
• 定例(ていれい)記者会見(きしゃかいけん): regular press conference
• 定例(ていれい)総会(そうかい): regular general meeting

Similar words

• 定期(ていき): periodic, regular (broader usage — 定期(ていき)検診(けんしん), regular checkup)
• 恒例(こうれい): customary, traditional (established by long practice — 恒例(こうれい)の行事(ぎょうじ), annual event)

Register

Formal. Commonly used in business, government, and organizational contexts.