Japanese word

前期

Pronunciation

Romajizenki

Meaning

  • nounfirst semester

Example

大学の前期は九月に終わります。dai gaku no zen ki wa kyū gatsu ni o wa ri ma su

The university's first semester ends in September.

Illustration for 前期 (first semester)

More examples

前期の成績は、後期の履修計画を立てる参考になります。zen ki no sei seki wa kō ki no ri shū kei kaku o ta te ru san kō ni na ri ma su

First-semester grades are useful when making a course plan for the second semester.

Core concept

It identifies a defined period that comes before another, especially the first half of a larger schedule.

Common phrases

  • 前期の授業zen ki no ju gyō

    first-semester classes

  • 前期の成績zen ki no sei seki

    first-semester grades

  • 前期の試験zen ki no shi ken

    first-semester exams

Similar words

第一学期daiichigakki: A formal label for the first academic term in a school year.

Definition in Japanese

一つのまとまりを分けた場合の前半、または基準にした期間の一つ前の期間。hito tsu no ma to ma ri o wa ke ta ba ai no zen han ma ta wa ki jun ni shi ta ki kan no hito tsu mae no ki kan

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 前期 (zenki) combines 前 (zen, "before") with 期 (ki, "period"), expressing a period that comes earlier in a sequence.

Usage tips

  • The same term 前期 (zenki) can describe the first half of a course, business year, or other schedule, so the surrounding context determines which periods are being compared.

Other meanings

  • first halfnoun
  • previous periodnoun

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