How to say "schedule" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 予定よていnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'schedule' as your plans and arrangements — what you have lined up. The natural choice for personal appointments and engagements rather than a printed timetable.
- nounThe direct equivalent when 'schedule' means a timetable — an organized list of times for meetings, work, or events. Borrowed from English, it fits business and travel contexts.スケジュールがバッティングしなきゃ大丈夫です。↗The schedule's fine as long as nothing clashes.
- 計画けいかくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbPrimarily means 'plan' or 'project' — a scheme of what to do, not a timetable of when. For 'schedule' in the timetable sense, this is seldom the word you want.
- 日程にっていnounCovers 'schedule' as the arrangement of dates — the itinerary or agenda for a trip, meeting, or event. It centers on which days things fall on.
- 予定表よていひょうnounA written-out schedule — a table or chart laying plans out, like an itinerary sheet. Use it when 'schedule' means the displayed list itself rather than the plans behind it.
Use 予定 for personal plans and appointments, 「スケジュール」 for timetables, 日程 for the dates of a trip or meeting, 予定表 for a written schedule sheet, and 計画 only when you mean a plan or project.
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Japanese equivalents
- 予定よていplans
- スケジュールschedule
- 計画けいかくplan
- 日程にっていschedule
- 予定表よていひょうschedule
- 定刻ていこくappointed time
- 一覧表いちらんひょうlist
- 時刻表じこくひょうtimetable
- 時間割じかんわりtimetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)
- 日程表にっていひょうschedule
- 段取るだんどるto schedule
- 時間表じかんひょうtimetable
- ダイヤ(railway) schedule
- メニューschedule
- 献立こんだてprogram
- 寸法すんぽうplan
- 日割りひわり(day-by-day) schedule
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