Word Meaning 時効

じこう jikou

時効 is read as じこう (jikou) and means becoming invalid or void after a set time.

Meaning

English

  1. becoming invalid or void after a set time
  2. ageing
  3. aging
  4. statute of limitations
  5. lapse of rights after a period of time
  6. prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)

Reading

Kana

じこう

Romaji

jikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3027 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時効期間

じこうきかん

period of prescription

時間効果

じかんこうか

time effect

時効取得

じこうしゅとく

usucaption

時効硬化

じこうこうか

age hardening

取得時効

しゅとくじこう

acquisitive prescription

公訴時効

こうそじこう

limitation

消滅時効

しょうめつじこう

extinctive prescription

失効日時表示

しっこうにちじひょうじ

expiry date indication

時代劇

じだいげき

historical play

時勢

じせい

(trend of) the times

時季

じき

season

時間帯

じかんたい

time zone

Example Sentences

1

The statute of limitations has already passed for this crime.