seasons
季 centers on the cyclical divisions of the year: the seasons. It captures the idea of a recurring period marked by natural changes.
季 combines 禾 (grain) and 子 (child), originally suggesting the cycle of grain from planting to harvest, which came to represent the seasons.
Grain 禾 grows and is harvested, and the child 子 represents the next generation—together they show the repeating cycle of the seasons.
For キ, imagine a key that unlocks each season: key -> キ, and turning the key brings the next season.
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season; time of year
the four seasons
this season
season (in nature, sports, etc.)
winter season; winter
summer season; summer; summertime
next season (esp. in sports); next year
spring season
fall season; autumn season
seasonal word (in haiku)
rainy season
Shiki Theatrical Company
quarterly publication
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unseasonable; out-of-season
last season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year
season; time of year
dry season
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
seasonal winds