指定|していshitei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdesignation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
   切符きっぷを申し込もうしこまれる際さいは代替日だいたいびもご指定していください。↗

   When applying for tickets, please give alternative dates.

• Synonym指名しめいNeutralPoints to a specific person or thing by name, as in 「指名手配」 or 「指名される」; 指定 is mostly used for times, places and seats.
• Synonym特定とくていNeutralIdentifies and locks down which one it is, as in 「犯人を特定する」; the focus is on pinpointing, not officially assigning.
• Synonym任命にんめいWrittenFormal: appoints a person to a post, as in 「大臣に任命する」; it takes a person and a position, not a time or place.
• Synonym任じるにんじるWrittenWritten/formal verb: to appoint someone, or to consider oneself in a certain role.
• Synonym任ずるにんずるWrittenWritten/formal, same meaning as 「任じる」: to appoint or to pose as a certain role; still usable in modern Japanese.
• Related明記めいきWrittenWritten/formal: to state something clearly in writing, as in 「規則に明記する」; the point is writing it down, not choosing it.
• Related明示めいじWrittenWritten/formal: to make something explicit, as in 「条件を明示する」; the point is clear expression, not selection.
• Related限定げんていNeutralNarrows the scope or quantity, as in 「数量限定」; the focus is on a small range, not on naming one item.
• Related決定けっていNeutralA broad word for making a decision; 指定 specifically means clearly picking one out of many.
• Related規定きていWrittenWritten/formal: rules and provisions, as in 「規定に従う」; the emphasis is on written stipulations.
• Related制限せいげんNeutralSets a limit and forbids going beyond it, upper or lower, as in 「年齢制限」; 指定 is about clearly pointing to one.
• Related確定かくていNeutralMeans something is finally settled, as in 「日程が確定する」; it describes the outcome, not the act of choosing.
• Related決するけっするWrittenWritten/formal verb: to decide or resolve, as in 「勝敗を決する」.
• Related決めるきめるNeutralThe most common colloquial verb for deciding; 指定 is more formal and mostly used for times, places and seats.
• Related指示しじNeutralGiving instructions or orders, as in 「上司の指示」; the focus is on telling someone how to proceed.
• Related限局げんきょくWrittenWritten/formal term for confining something to a limited range; rare in modern usage.
• Antonym自由じゆうNeutralUnrestricted and free to choose, as in 「自由席」; the direct opposite of 「指定席」.
• Antonym任意にんいWrittenWritten/formal: optional and left to one's own will, as in 「任意の数」; the opposite of designating.

Use 「指定」 to specify exactly which time, place, seat and the like, as in 「指定席」. Name a person with 「指名」, appoint to a post with 「任命」, pin down which one with 「特定」, and decide in everyday speech with 「決める」. When the choice is up to you, use 「自由」 or 「任意」.

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1. 事物じぶつ、時間じかん、場所ばしょなどについて、多数たすうの中なかから明確めいかくにそれと定さだめる事こと。
2. ある事物じぶつが特定とくていの範疇はんちゅうに入はいることを公式こうしきに定さだめること。
3. 胚はい発生はっせいにおいて、細胞さいぼう集団しゅうだんが特定とくていの器官きかんや組織そしきなどに分化ぶんかするよう方向ほうこうづけられるが、分化ぶんかの方向ほうこうは周囲しゅういの条件じょうけん次第しだいで変化へんかしうること。