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季
季
8 strokes
Frequency: 842
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

seasons

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
すえ
とし

Common Words

季節
きせつ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #2739
1

season; time of year

Examples
この季節は卵が安い。
Eggs are cheap this season.
四季
しき
Noun
Freq #5100
1

the four seasons

Examples
四季のうちで春が一番好きだ。
Spring is my favourite of the four seasons.
年季
年期
ねんき
Noun
Freq #19265
1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

Abbreviation

apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

3

年期 only

one-year period

季
き
Noun
Freq #29904
1

season (in nature, sports, etc.)

2

seasonal word or phrase (in haiku)

3

year

季節外れ
季節はずれ
きせつはずれ
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #30604
1

unseasonable; out-of-season

時季
じき
Noun
Freq #34183
1

season; time of year

冬季
とうき
Noun
Freq #44227
1

winter season; winter

Examples
冬季のフロリダの気候はアイオワより穏和だ。
The climate of Florida in the wintertime is milder than that of Iowa.
年季が入る
ねんきがはいる
年期が入る
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #44606
1

to become experienced (after many years of practice)

2

to become worn (through long use); to show its age

夏季
かき
なつき
Noun
Freq #46827
1

summer season; summer; summertime

季節感
きせつかん
Noun
Freq #51633
1

sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality

Examples
空輸のおかげで食べ物に季節感を感じなくなったというお話です。
It's talking about how, thanks to air transport, we've lost the sense of 'season' for foodstuffs.
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