A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Period ; Time ; Date ; Term

Readings on: キ・ゴ
Kun readings: —

期間きかん — period

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 定期ていき — term Word card → Source
• 期間きかん — time limit; term Word card → Source
• 予期よき — waiting; forecasting Word card → Source
• 延期えんき — defer; delay Word card → Source
• 時期じき — period; season; time Word card → Source
• 期待きたい — expectation; hope; hope Word card → Source