Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat

Henshall Mnemonic: expect period of months between winnowings

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #117 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N3 Words

• 学期   [がっき]
  (n) term (school)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 予期   [よき]
  (n,vs) expectation; assume will happen; forecast   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定期   [ていき]
  (n) fixed term   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 長期   [ちょうき]
  (n-adv,n-t) long time period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時期   [じき]
  (n-adv,n-t) time; season; period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 期間   [きかん]
  (n) period; term   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 期待   [きたい]
  (n,vs) expectation; anticipation; hope   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 延期   [えんき]
  (n,vs) postponement; adjournment   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 短期   [たんき]
  (n) short term   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定期券   [ていきけん]
  (n) commuter pass; season ticket   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 期限   [きげん]
  (n) term; period   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 周期   [しゅうき]
  (n) cycle; period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 末期   [まっき]
  (n) closing years (period, days); last stage   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 期日   [きじつ]
  (n) fixed date; settlement date   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 期末   [きまつ]
  (n) end of term   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 画期   [かっき]
  (n) epoch-making   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 次期   [じき]
  (n) next term; next period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 四半期   [しはんき]
  (n) quarter (of a year)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 二期   [にき]
  (n) two periods or terms   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 任期   [にんき]
  (n) term of office   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 最盛期   [さいせいき]
  (n) golden age; best time for   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 過渡期   [かとき]
  (n) transition period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 上半期   [かみはんき]
  (n) first half of a year   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 後期   [こうき]
  (n) latter period; final   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 短期間   [たんきかん]
  (n) short term; short time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 短期大学   [たんきだいがく]
  (n) (two year) junior college   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 当期   [とうき]
  (n-adv,n-t) current term (period)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 初期   [しょき]
  (adj-no,n) (1) early (days); initial stage; (2) (computer) initial   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 今期   [こんき]
  (n-adv,n-t) the present term   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 満期   [まんき]
  (n) expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定期的   [ていきてき]
  (adj-na) periodic   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 末期的   [まっきてき]
  (adj-na) decadent; terminal   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定期便   [ていきびん]
  (n) regular service   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定期預金   [ていきよきん]
  fixed deposit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 乾期   [かんき]
  (n) dry season   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 適齢期   [てきれいき]
  (n) marriageable age   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 更年期   [こうねんき]
  (n) menopause; change of life   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 会期   [かいき]
  (n) session (of a legislature)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 上期   [かみき]
  (n-adv,n) first half of the year   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 中期   [ちゅうき]
  (n-adv,n-t) middle period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 半期   [はんき]
  (n-adv,n-t) half-term; half-time; half period   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 期 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.