期き間かん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun

A defined span of time, often used for schedules, contracts, events, or durations with clear start and end points.

この切きっ符ぷの有ゆう効こう期き間かんは一いっ週しゅう間かんです。
The validity period of this ticket is one week.

契けい

約やく

期き

間かん

は

来らい

年ねん

の

三さん

月がつ

まで

です

。

The contract term runs until March of next year.

時じ期き
時期 refers to a point or phase in time (e.g., season, timing), while 期間 emphasizes a continuous span or duration.
期き限げん
期限 is a deadline or time limit, whereas 期間 is the entire stretch of time itself.

Compound of 期 (period, time) and 間 (interval, space). The combination straightforwardly yields 'period of time'.