時期|じきjiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, adverbtime; season; period; phase; stage
   １年ねんのこの時期じきは天候てんこうがよく変かわる。↗

   The weather changes very often at this time of year.

• Synonym期きWrittenWritten/formal prose. Marks a numbered term or stage, as in 「第一期生」; mostly a suffix, and rarely used alone to mean 時期.
• Synonym期間きかんNeutralA stretch of time with a fixed start and end, as in 「募集期間」; it stresses the set duration or deadline more than 時期 does.
• SynonymシーズンNeutralLoanword for a sports season or the peak season, as in 「旅行シーズン」; it centers on when an activity is at its height.
• Synonym年代ねんだいNeutralA period measured in years, as in 「九十年代」.
• Related時代じだいNeutralA period of history or of a life marked by shared features, as in 「学生時代」; 時期 is a general term for a stretch of time or a (right) moment.
• Related季節きせつNeutralA season or time of year; also a time of year marked by some feature, as in 「桜の季節」「梅雨の季節」.
• Related時節じせつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means the season or the state of the times, as in 「時節柄」.
• Related時季じきNeutralA season or time of year, and also the right timing, as in 「時季外れ」; it is read じき like 時期, and the two partly overlap in meaning.
• RelatedスパンNeutralLoanword for a span of time, as in 「長いスパンで考える」.

Default to 「時期」 for a period or phase. Use 「期間」 for a span with a set start and end, 「季節」 or 「シーズン」 for seasons, 「時代」 for an era of history or life, 「時季」 for the right time of year, 「スパン」 for a time span, and 「年代」 for a period counted in years.

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1. ある一定いっていの期間きかん。
2. 物事ものごとをするのに適てきした時とき。時機じき。また生産物せいさんぶつなどが出回でまわる頃合ころあい。