定員 (Teiin) is a Japanese noun meaning “fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit”.
Meanings
- nounfixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit; complement
- nouncapacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
Examples
このエレベーターの定員は１０人だ。
This elevator's capacity is ten people.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).