# 期 period of time

其 (that) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
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## Onyomi

KI |

## Mnemonic

| That month was the period of time when we studied KEYS.

## Jukugo

に 期待(きたい) する or しよう | expectations ★★★★☆ 期 (period of time) + 待 (wait) = 期待 (expectations) Expectations. For example, 今回は負けたけど、次に期待しよう！　（こんかいはまけたけど、つぎにきたいしよう！） We lost this time, but I expect we'll win next time! Or, I expect that my students will give at least 33% effort.
学期(がっき) | semester ★★☆☆☆ 学 (knowledge) + 期 (period of time) = 学期 (semester)
期間(きかん) | period of time ★☆☆☆☆ 期 (period of time) + 間 (a period of time) = 期間 (period of time) period of time, usually several months. Or years. Precise, socially constructed time, not seasons or shit. 期間 is more like summer vacation. You are forbidden to enter Japan for a period of five years.
時期(じき) | natural period of time ★☆☆☆☆ 時 (time) + 期 (period of time) = 時期 (natural period of time) period of time - refers to a natural or social phenomenon : rainy season, the time that you can see fall leaves, the humid time of year.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
欺 | dupe | LACK | 欠
基 | basis | EARTH | 土
期 | period of time | MONTH | 月
旗 | flag | DIRECTION | 方

Dupe someone with a LACK of brains.

The EARTH is fundamental to life.

A MONTH is a period of time.

The flag blows in the DIRECTION of the wind.

## Synonyms

assumption 期待 予想 前提 先入観
period of time 時期 期間