半期
Meanings
1
half term; half period; semester
Refers to a period of half a year, a half term, or a half of a designated period. Common in financial, academic, and scheduling contexts.
The company's half-year financial results will be announced next month.
This course finishes in one semester.
Usage patterns
- 半期ごとに〈動詞〉to do something every half-year period
This company reports its performance every half-year period.
- 半期決算half-year financial closing/settlement of accounts
The half-year financial results will be announced next week.