1.
regular service; scheduled operation
The routine, scheduled operation of public transportation such as buses, trains, ferries, or flights, running on a fixed timetable along established routes.
このバスは定期運行している。
This bus runs on a regular schedule.
台風の影響で定期運行が中止された。
Regular service was suspended due to the typhoon.
離島へのフェリーは週に3便の定期運行が行われており、島民の生活を支えている。
Ferries to the remote island run three scheduled services per week, supporting the islanders' daily lives.
A compound of 定期 (regular, scheduled) and 運行 (operation, running). Used for all forms of scheduled public transportation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 定期運行する: to operate on a regular schedule
- 定期運行を再開する: to resume regular service
- 定期運行を中止する: to suspend regular service
- 定期運行ダイヤ: regular service timetable
- 定期運行路線: regular service route
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 臨時運行: special/temporary service — extra runs outside the regular schedule
- 運行: operation, service — the general term without specifying regularity
- 定期便: scheduled flight/service — often used for air and sea transport