冬とう期き

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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winter; wintertime; winter term

Refers to the winter season or period, often used in formal or scheduling contexts (e.g., 冬期講習, 冬期休暇). Can function as a noun or adverbially.

The ski resort is busy during the winter season.

冬とう期き講こう習しゅうに申もうし込こんだ。

I signed up for the winter term course.

〈場ば所しょ〉で冬とう期き講こう習しゅうを受うけるto take a winter (cram school) course at a place
塾じゅくで冬とう期き講こう習しゅうを受うけることにした。
I decided to take a winter course at a cram school.
冬とう期きは〈事こと〉during the winter period, ~ (happens)
冬とう期きは営えい業ぎょう時じ間かんが短みじかくなります。
During the winter period, business hours become shorter.

冬とう季きN1
冬季 is the common, general word for "winter season," while 冬期 is the more formal or institutional term used for defined periods like school terms or business schedules.

夏か期きN1
冬期 refers to the winter term or period, while 夏期 refers to the corresponding summer term or period, as in 冬期講習 vs 夏期講習.

冬とう季きN1
冬季 emphasizes winter as a season (e.g. for sports or events), while 冬期 (same reading) emphasizes winter as a time period (e.g. a school term or business schedule).

Compound of 冬 (winter) and 期 (period, term).