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期

期 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「月」（暦・時間）+音符「其」。「取り決めた時間」を意味する漢語｛期｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

period, time, date, term

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キElem.
  • ゴHS
Other languages
  • 拼音ji1
  • 拼音qi1
  • 拼音qi2
  • 한글gi
  • Hán-ViệtKỳ
  • Hán-ViệtKy

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
月(つき)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+671F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰其月

Words using this kanji

  • 期間きかん或る時から或る時迄の間。period, term, interval
  • 期待きたい好ましい状態の実現を心の中で待ち望んでいる様子。 過去のデータなどをもとに理論的に想定すること。expectation, anticipation, hope, promising
  • 期限きげん前もって決められた期間。term, period, time frame, time limit
  • 期日きじつある行為をその時にするよう前もってきめられた日時。fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline
  • 期待感きたいかんsense of anticipation, feeling of expectation, feeling of hope
  • 期末きまつ会計期間の終わり。 学期の終わりの時期。学期末。end of term
  • 期間限定きかんげんていlimited time, limited-time offer
  • 期すきすto fix (a time, date, etc.), to set, to expect, to hope for
  • 期き（キ）時期。期間。 （キ）機会。 （ゴ）とき。状況。period, time, opportunity, chance
  • 期成同盟きせいどうめいassociation formed to carry out an objective
  • 期ご（キ）時期。期間。 （キ）機会。 （ゴ）とき。状況。time, moment, limit, time of death
  • 期内きないduring a period, while
  • 期成きせい何かの実現を目指すこと。realization of an objective, realisation of an objective
  • 期首きしゅある期間の初め。 会計期間のはじめ。beginning of a term
  • 期近きぢかnear maturity (esp. futures contract)
  • 期望きぼう期待し望むこと。looking forward to, anticipating
  • 期すごすto expect, to hope for, to look forward to, to foresee
  • 期初きしょある期間の初め。start of a period (esp. financial), beginning of a term
  • 期生きせいintake (esp. in a school, training program, etc.), cohort, batch, class
  • 期待値きたいち十分に多い回数試行を行った際に、結果の平均値として期待される値。expected value, expectation, expectations, expectation value (in quantum mechanics)

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Lookup codes

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4782.0
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1902
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3785