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四半期 (しはんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

四し半はん期き

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

quarter of a year; three-month period

Refers to one of the four three-month divisions of a year. Common in expressions such as 第1四半期 and 四半期決算.

第だい2四し半はん期きの売うり上あげは前ぜん年ねんより伸のびた。
Sales in the second quarter grew compared with the previous year.
このプロジェクトは次つぎの四し半はん期きに始はじ

まる

予よ

定てい

です

。

This project is scheduled to start next quarter.

Kanji

四four
半half, middle, odd number
期period, time, date

Similar words

半はん期き
半期 means a half-year period, while 四半期 means one quarter of a year, or three months.
年ねん度ど
年度 is a fiscal, school, or administrative year; 四半期 is one of the four parts into which such a year may be divided.
四し半はん期き決けっ算さん
四半期決算 is the compound for quarterly financial results or a quarterly settlement of accounts; 四半期 by itself just means the quarter.

Etymology

A compound of 四半, meaning 'one fourth' or 'quarter', and 期, meaning 'period'; together it denotes a quarter-period of the year.