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時期

じき

time, season, period

Mnemonic

A stretch of time with edges on it, the kind you can be in the middle of. The same じ that counts the hours in 三時, and this one matters for you: じき.

Worth knowing

時代 じだい is an era, a historical stretch. 時期 is a season or a phase, and 際 さい is a single occasion.

Built from

time, hour
日 sun + 寺 temple
period, term
月 the moon on the right, counting off months. A set stretch of time with an end to it.

Words sharing these kanji

time, hour time, occasion hour, o'clock period, age occasionally, at times at that time, at the present time expectation, anticipation

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