期
期 — Period
period, time, date, term
On’yomiキ (ki)
On’yomiゴ (go)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 期
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation; anticipation; hope |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
| 早期 | そうき souki | early stage |
| 長期 | ちょうき chouki | long-term |
| 期限 | きげん kigen | term; period; time frame |
Study notes
期 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #117 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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