期
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. period; time
Noun
2. opportunity; chance; occasion
Noun
Suffix
3. age
Suffix
4. term (e.g. in office)
5. session (e.g. of parliament)
6. stage (e.g. of a disease)
7. season (e.g. of a TV series)
Other spellings
き
Kanji used
Pitch accent
き
Used in vocabulary
最盛期
golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
Noun
不定期
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
Na-adjective
氷河期
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; ice age; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
Noun
Examples3
経済
The economy has entered a recession.
シェイクスピア
The plays of Shakespeare fall into four periods.
これ
This is a work from Turner's mature period.