期 — period, term, time
き
期
period
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
calendar
U+671F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #117
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1769
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- period
- term
- time
word
き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
期
ki
period
期
待
kitai
expectation
時
期
jiki
time
期
間
kikan
period
長
期
chouki
long-term
定
期
teiki
regular
短
期
tanki
short term
早
期
souki
early stage
期
日
kijitsu
due date
同
期
douki
same period
学
期
gakki
school term
後
期
kouki
latter period
短
期
間
tankikan
short period
前
期
zenki
first half
中
期
chuuki
medium-term
次
期
jiki
next term
四
半
期
shihanki
quarter (of a year)
一
時
期
ichijiki
a period of time
予
期
yoki
expectation
長
期
間
choukikan
long period
期
す
kisu
to expect
今
期
konki
this period
中
長
期
chuuchouki
medium to long term
思
春
期
shishunki
puberty
会
期
kaiki
session (parliament)
初
期
shoki
early stage
不
定
期
futeiki
irregular
画
期
的
kakkiteki
epoch-making
周
期
shuuki
period
末
期
makki
final stage
期
末
kimatsu
end of term
期
限
kigen
deadline
任
期
ninki
term of office
延
期
enki
postponement
納
期
nouki
delivery date
こ ・ご ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
つき
月
month
#74
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 月 (moon/month) gives the meaning — lunar cycles mark periods. 其 (ki/go) provides the sound. A period or term.