Memory phrase for the Kanji: 期
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期 |
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Meaning
| period, term
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Pronunciation |
KI, GO
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Explanation |
Left: 其 (The image of a grain shovel/scoop (tool for threshing), that is used for throwing up the grain rhythmically in certain periods to separate the grain from the husk.), right: moon 月 |
Mnemonic
| Grain scoops (at work) and the moon are only seen periodically.
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Radicals
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其
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grain shovel/scoop | winnowing fan |
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月
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month | The radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However t1he radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 夏期 |
かき |
Summer time, summer season |
| 思春期 |
ししゅんき |
puberty |
| 最期 |
さいご |
one´s time of death, death, last moment |
| 期日 |
きじつ |
fixed date, settlement date |
| 期待 |
きたい |
expectation, anticipation, hope |
| 画期 |
かっき |
epoch-making |
| 周期 |
しゅうき |
cycle, period |
| 定期券 |
ていきけん |
commuter pass, season ticket |
| 延期 |
えんき |
postponement, adjournment |
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