冬期|とうきtouki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, adverbwinter; wintertime; winter term
   南部なんぶの州しゅうへ冬期とうきに旅行りょこうすると、今こん旅行りょこうするよりも料金りょうきんが高たかくなります。↗

   Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now.

• Synonym冬ふゆNeutralThe most common everyday word for winter; 「冬期」 instead names the winter period in announcements and official systems.
• Synonym冬季とうきNeutralRefers to the winter season itself, somewhat formal, as in 「冬季の気温」「冬季オリンピック」.
• Antonym夏期かきNeutralThe summer period, standing opposite 「冬期」, as in 「夏期講習」.

For everyday winter, say 「冬」. 「冬期」 is the winter period named in announcements and official systems, e.g. 「冬期休業」. For the season itself — weather, events, sports — 「冬季」 is usual.

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1. 冬ふゆの期間きかん。