書かき入いれ時どき

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Meanings

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noun

peak business season; busiest and most profitable period

Refers to the time of year when business is at its busiest and most profitable, such as year-end or holiday seasons.

年ねん末まつは小こ売うり店てんにとって書かき入いれ時どきだ。
The year-end is the peak season for retail stores.
観かん光こう地ちは夏なつが書かき入いれ

時どき

です

。

Summer is the busiest and most profitable time for tourist spots.

Written forms

書かき入いれ時どき
Standard kanji spelling.
かき入いれ時どき
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
掻かき入いれ時どき
irregular kanji usage

Kanji

書write
入enter, insert
時time, hour
掻scratch, rake, comb

Similar words

繁はん忙ぼう期き
繁忙期 is a more formal term for 'busy period' and can be used in various contexts, while 書き入れ時 specifically emphasizes the profitability aspect of the busy season.
最さい盛せい期き
最盛期 means 'peak period' or 'heyday' and can refer to the height of any activity, not necessarily business-related or profitable.

Etymology

Compound of 書き入れ (kakiire, 'entering in a ledger', from 書く 'write' + 入れる 'put in') + 時 (toki/doki, 'time'). Originally referred to the time when merchants are busy recording transactions, hence the busiest and most profitable period.