Summer time - Natsujikan

Japanese: 夏時間 - なつじかん

〘noun〙① A system of moving the clock forward by one hour in the summer to make effective use of the hours of daylight. Also, the time itself. In Japan, based on the Summer Time Act of 1948, it was used from midnight on the first Saturday in May to midnight the day after the second Saturday in September, but was abolished in 1952. Summer time. ※Fake Christ (1951) by Maruoka Akira, "The train tracks in the evening, still as bright as midday during summer time." ② The moving up of the start time of work in schools, companies, etc. in the summer. ※Azuchi Oukanki (1968) by Tsuji Kunio, 3, "The seminary's daily schedule also switched to summer time, and there was more time for bathing and exercise in the afternoon."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 夏季に、日照時間を有効に利用するため、通常より一時間繰り上げる時間の制度。また、その時間。日本では、昭和二三年（一九四八）の夏時刻法に基づき、五月の第一土曜日の午後一二時から九月の第二土曜日の翌日の午前零時までの間用いられたが、同二七年廃止。夏時刻。サマータイム。※贋きりすと（1951）〈丸岡明〉「夏時間のまだ真昼のやうに明るい夕方の電車道を」② 学校や会社などで、夏季に行なわれる始業時間の繰り上げ。※安土往還記（1968）〈辻邦生〉三「セミナリオの日課も夏時間に切りかえ、午後の水浴や運動の時間が多くなった」

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