じこう
Meanings
Noun
Law
1. prescription; statute of limitations; limitation period
2. lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); becoming void (e.g. of a contract); becoming bygones (e.g. of a mishap)
3. ageing; aging
Pitch accent
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こう
Composed of
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations
usucaption; acquisitive prescription; positive prescription
acquisitive prescription; positive prescription
period of prescription; period of statute of limitations
age hardening; precipitation hardening; particle hardening
Examples (1 in total)
The statute of limitations has already passed for this crime.