時じ期き

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Broadly refers to a point or span of time when something happens or is suitable. Can be used as a noun or adverbially (e.g., 時期が来る, 時期に).

〈事こと〉の時じ期きが来くるfor the time/season for something to come
収しゅう穫かくの時じ期きが来きた。
The harvest season has come.
〈事こと〉の時じ期きを選えらぶto choose the timing for something
引ひっ越こしの時じ期きを選えらぶのは難むずかしい。
Choosing the right time to move is difficult.
〈形けい容よう詞し〉時じ期きa period characterized by a certain condition
今いまは仕し事ごとが忙いそがしい時じ期きです。
This is a busy period for work right now.
〈事こと〉の時じ期きに入はいるto enter a period or phase of something
そろそろ梅雨つゆの時じ期きに入はいる。
The rainy season is about to begin.

時じ間かんN5
時間 refers to time as a measurable duration or clock time, while 時期 refers to a period or season in a broader, often contextual sense.
時じ代だいN4
時代 refers to a historical era or age, whereas 時期 is used for shorter, more specific periods or phases.
時じ節せつ
時節 highlights the seasonal or climatic timing of an event, while 時期 is a more general word for any period or point in time.
季き節せつN5
季節 specifically means one of the four seasons, while 時期 refers to any period or phase, not necessarily tied to weather.

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期き間かんN3
時期 refers to a specific point or phase in time, while 期間 refers to the full continuous span between a start and end point.
時ときN3
時期 means a scheduled or expected period, while 時 can refer to any point or occasion, scheduled or not.
シーズンN3
時期 refers broadly to a period or point in time without implying a recurring cycle, whereas シーズン usually names a recognizable seasonal or activity-based period.
期きN1
時期 refers broadly to a time or season when something happens, while 期 more often marks a specific designated period or stage.
タイミングN2
時期 refers to a broader period or season, whereas タイミング points to a precise, well-coordinated moment.

時じ機きN1
時機 means an opportune or strategically right moment for action, while 時期 simply denotes a period or point in time without implying suitability.
時じ局きょく
時期 simply means 'time period' or 'season', while 時局 specifically means the current political or social situation, despite sharing the kanji 時.
時じ代だいN4
時期 points to a specific point or phase in time (often about timing or season), whereas 時代 describes the overall character or feel of an era, so they aren't interchangeable despite both meaning 'time'.
次じ期き
時期 (also read じき) means 'time' or 'season' in general, while 次期 specifically means 'the next term or version'; the identical reading makes them easy to mix up in speech.

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Compound of 時 (time) and 期 (period, phase). The reading じき is the standard on'yomi combination.