noun
semester
Commonly used in university contexts; synonymous with 学期 but carries a more academic, often Western-style connotation.
See also: 学期
今セメスターは忙しい。
This semester is busy.
セメスターの終わりに試験がある。
There is an exam at the end of the semester.
学期 is the native Japanese term for 'semester' or 'term' and is more general, used from elementary school through university. セメスター is a loanword typically used in higher education and sounds more Western/academic.
Borrowed from English 'semester'.