前ぜん期き

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb

Refers to the first part of a divided period, such as a school year, fiscal year, or historical era. Antonym: 後期 (latter period).

Antonyms: 後期

前ぜん期きの授じゅ業ぎょうは来らい週しゅうから始はじまります。

Classes for the first term start next week.

前ぜん期きの決けっ算さんを報ほう告こくします。

I will report the financial results for the first half of the fiscal year.

前ぜん期き高こう齢れい者しゃと後こう期き高こう齢れい者しゃでは医い療りょう制せい度どが異ことなる。

The medical system differs for the young-old and the old-old.

〈時とき〉を前ぜん期きと後こう期きに分わけるto divide (a period) into a first term and a second term
学がく年ねん度どを前ぜん期きと後こう期きに分わける。
The school year is divided into a first term and a second term.
前ぜん期きに比くらべて〈数かず〉compared to the previous term/period, (some change)
前ぜん期きに比くらべて売うり上あげが10％増ふえた。
Sales increased 10% compared to the previous period.
前ぜん期き末まつに〈事こと〉at the end of the first term/period, (something happens)
前ぜん期き末まつに試し験けんがある。
There is an exam at the end of the first term.

前ぜん半はんN3
前期 is used for fixed institutional periods like school terms or fiscal years, while 前半 more generally describes the first half of any event, game, or time span.
上かみ半はん期き
上半期 specifically means the first half of a business or fiscal year, while 前期 can refer to the first part of any divided period, not just financial ones.
学がっ期きN3
前期 specifically means the first half of an academic term or year, whereas 学期 is the general word for any term or semester.

後こう期きN3
latter period; second half; late stage
当とう期き
当期 refers to the current accounting period, while 前期 refers to the immediately preceding one.
中ちゅう期き
前期 refers to the early part of a period, while 中期 refers to the middle part.
今こん期き
前期 means 'the previous term/period', contrasting with 今期 'the current term/period'.

全ぜん期き
前期 (first half/period) and 全期 (the entire period) are pronounced identically as ぜんき but have opposite scope in meaning.
前ぜん記き
前記 (aforementioned) and 前期 (former period/first term) share the same reading ぜんき but have completely different meanings and kanji.
半はん期き
前期 specifically means the 'first half' or 'previous term', while 半期 just means 'a half period' without indicating which half is meant.

前ぜん期き比ひ
compared to the previous period; quarter-on-quarter; from the previous quarter
前ぜん期き試し験けん
midyear exams; first-term exams
前ぜん期き高こう齢れい者しゃ
young old; person aged 65–74
前ぜん期

Compound of 前 (before, previous) and 期 (period, term).

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中ちゅう

等とう

教きょう

育いく

lower secondary education