ジコウ
Meanings
Noun
1. statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)
2. becoming invalid or void after a set time
3. ageing; aging
Pitch accent
コウ
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
Examples (1 in total)
The statute of limitations has already passed for this crime.