Memory phrase for the character: 期

期

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Meaning

period, term

Pronunciation

KI, GO

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.

Radicals

其 grain shovel/scoopwinnowing fan
月 monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".




 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
周期 しゅうき  cycle, period
画期 かっき  epoch-making
期待 きたい  expectation, anticipation, hope
短期 たんき  short term
末期 まっき  deathbed, hour of death

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