季

Meaning

季 centers on the cyclical divisions of the year: the seasons. It captures the idea of a recurring period marked by natural changes.

• 季節きせつ
  N5

  season; time of year

• 四季しき
  N3

  the four seasons

• 今季こんき

  this season

• 季き

  season (in nature, sports, etc.)

• 冬季とうき
  N1

  winter season; winter

• 夏季かき
  N1

  summer season; summer; summertime

• 来季らいき

  next season (esp. in sports); next year

• 春季しゅんき

  spring season

• 秋季しゅうき

  fall season; autumn season

• 季語きご
  N1

  seasonal word (in haiku)

• 雨季うき
  N1

  rainy season

• 劇団四季げきだんしき

  Shiki Theatrical Company

• 季刊きかん
  N1

  quarterly publication

• 年季ねんき

  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

• 季節外れきせつはずれ

  unseasonable; out-of-season

• 昨季さくき

  last season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year

• 時季じき

  season; time of year

• 乾季かんき
  N1

  dry season

• 年季奉公ねんきぼうこう

  apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude

• 季節風きせつふう

  seasonal winds

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