1.
system; scheme; -based arrangement
Suffix naming the rule or arrangement under which something operates: 予約制 means run on a reservation basis, 会員制 means members only. Attaches to a noun describing the organizing principle, and the compound often stands alone as a notice.
Very productive in notices and workplace vocabulary. The compound is usually used with だ/です or attributively with の: 予約制の病院.
Compounds
- 予約制: by reservation only
- 会員制: membership-based
- 交代制: shift system
- 定額制: flat-rate; subscription
- 二部制: two-shift or two-session system
- 自己申告制: self-declaration system
Similar words
- 〜製: made of; made by — identical in sound, completely different meaning (日本製 made in Japan); the kanji is the only clue in speech
- 〜式: style; type; method — 自動式 automatic-type; describes how a thing works, not the rules people operate under
- 制度: system; institution — the free-standing noun for the same idea
Related Words
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制度 (system)