時宜|じぎjigi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounright time; appropriate time; season's greetings

• Synonym潮時しおどきNeutralOriginally the time when the tide rises or falls; figuratively the right moment to start or end something. 時宜 is mostly seen in 「時宜を得た」.
• Synonym好機こうきWrittenWritten word for a good opportunity, as in 「好機を逃す」. 時宜 is about whether the timing is appropriate rather than the chance itself.
• Synonym時機じきNeutralThe timing for doing something, as in 「時機を見る」. Close to 時宜, but 時宜 puts more weight on the moment being fitting and timely.
• RelatedチャンスCasualColloquial loanword for a chance or opportunity, common in speech. 時宜 is more written and refers to the right, fitting moment.
• Related機会きかいNeutralThe most general word for an opportunity or occasion. 時宜 focuses on how appropriate the timing is.
• Related時節じせつWrittenWritten word for a season or the times, also an opportunity, as in 「時節到来」. 時宜 stresses the fitness of the moment.
• Related潮合しおあいWrittenWritten word for a place where tides meet, also used for timing; very rarely used.
• Related機宜きぎFormalFormal written word for the exactly right moment; rarely used.

For an opportunity, use 「機会」 or the colloquial 「チャンス」. In written prose, 「時宜」 speaks of fitting timing, as in 「時宜を得た発言」; 「潮時」 is the right moment to start or end something. 「好機」「時機」「時節」 cover chances and timing; 「潮合」「機宜」 are rare.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ちょうど良よい頃合ころあい。適時てきじ。タイミング。
2. 時ときに適かなった挨拶あいさつ。
3. （語義ごぎ2より）頭あたまを下さげて行おこなう挨拶あいさつ。おじぎ。