also: ひとき
one season; a single season
Refers to one of the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter). Can be used as a noun or adverbially.
This flower blooms for only one season.
In the Edo period, servants sometimes worked on a one-year contract.
Standard kanji spelling; reading いっき is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered archaic or dialectal.
Compound of 一 (one) and 季 (season). The reading いっき is standard; ひとき uses the native Japanese reading for 一.