Onyomi: キ, ゴ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: date, period, term, time
Kanji for date, period, term, time
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期 is formed from the radical 月 on the left, and 其 on the right. 月 relates to time or months, while 其 carries the sense of a thing or object. Together, they express the idea of a specific point or period in time. From this idea, 期 came to mean period, term, time, or a set date.
期 shows a specific point in time, meaning period, term, or date.
期 is used when referring to a set period, term, or appointed time. It represents a specific duration or date for something. Remember 期 as meaning “period” or “term.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 期 | き | period, time | JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 期 | ご | time, moment, limit | Noun |
| 期待 | きたい | expectation, anticipation, hope | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 期間 | きかん | period, term, interval | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 期限 | きげん | term, period, time frame | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 期末 | きまつ | end of term | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 期日 | きじつ | fixed date, appointed date, set date | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 期末試験 | きまつしけん | final exam, term-end examination, end-of-term examination | Noun |
| 期待通り | きたいどおり | as hoped for, as expected | Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 期限切れ | きげんぎれ | expiration of a term, becoming overdue | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |