四し半はん期き

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Meanings

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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.

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.

四し半はん期きごとに〈動どう詞し〉to do something on a quarterly basis
この会かい社しゃは四し半はん期きごとに業ぎょう績せきを発はっ表ぴょうする。
This company announces its results every quarter.
〈数かず〉四し半はん期き連れん続ぞくで〈動どう詞し〉for X consecutive quarters
売うり上あげは3四し半はん期き連れん続ぞくで増ぞう加かした。
四し半はん期きに一いち度どonce every quarter
このレポートは四し半はん期きに一いち度ど提てい出しゅつされる。
This report is submitted once every quarter.

クォーター
四半期 is the formal business term for a three-month quarter of a fiscal year, while クォーター is a looser loanword used for quarters in sports, time, or ethnicity.

半はん期き
半期 refers to a six-month half-year period, while 四半期 refers to a three-month quarter, and the similar spelling often causes learners to mix them up.

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

Sales increased for three quarters in a row.

quarterly report

first quarter (of the year)

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