noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
fixed-term; definite period
Used in legal, contractual, and administrative contexts to describe something with a set duration, as opposed to indefinite or permanent. Often appears in compounds like 有期契約 (fixed-term contract) or 有期刑 (determinate sentence).
Antonyms: 無期
This job is a fixed-term contract, and the period is one year.
Determinate and indeterminate sentences differ in how the prison term is set.
indefinite; unlimited · life imprisonment
Compound of 有 (possess, exist) and 期 (period, term). The combination straightforwardly yields 'having a fixed period'.