期
き
period; time; opportunity; chance
Meanings
Noun, Noun, suffix
period; timeNoun
opportunity; chance; occasionNoun, Noun, suffix
ageNoun, suffix
term (e.g. in office)- session (e.g. of parliament)
All 9 meanings
- stage (e.g. of a disease)
- season (e.g. of a TV series)
Noun
time; moment; limit- time of death; last moment
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- midnight in red-light districts during the Edo periodArchaic
Example sentences
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The economy has entered a recession.
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This is a work from Turner's mature period.
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The plays of Shakespeare fall into four periods.
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In all likelihood, the president will serve a second term.
私たちの前には、長い道のりが待ち受けています。目の前の斜面は急です。目指すところに、1年ではたどりつかないかもしれない。大統領として1期を丸ごと使っても無理かもしれない。しかしアメリカよ、私たちは絶対にたどり着きます。今夜ほどその期待を強くしたことはありません。
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we WILL get there.