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How to say 'First half' in Japanese | 前期

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The Japanese word for First half is 'Zenki', written as 前期 in Japanese.'First half' in hiragana is ぜんき.

    word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

    Reading

    ぜんき

    zenki

    Kanji

    前Before, Front 期Time, Period

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '前期 (ぜんき)' refers to the 'first half' of a period, such as a school term, fiscal year, or any other divided timeframe. It is commonly used in academic, business, and organizational contexts to distinguish between the first and second parts of a period. For example: The first half of the fiscal year was successful「前期の決算は成功でした」(ぜんきのけっさんはせいこうでした). The first half of the school term ends next week「前期は来週で終わります」(ぜんきはらいしゅうでおわります). This term is often paired with '後期 (こうき)', which means 'second half'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2974

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 前期

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • kanji

    期

    Meaning

    Time, Period

Words Related to 前期 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 前期 Through the Kanji 期

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 期 as well.

  • word

    期

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    時期

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    期待

    Meaning

    Expectation

  • word

    定期券

    Meaning

    Commuter pass

  • word

    初期

    Meaning

    Early, Initial

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    期日

    Meaning

    Deadline

  • word

    新学期

    Meaning

    New term

  • word

    定期

    Meaning

    Regular, Commuter pass

  • word

    期限

    Meaning

    Deadline

  • word

    延期

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    早期

    Meaning

    Early

  • word

    後期

    Meaning

    Second, Later

  • word

    短期

    Meaning

    Short term

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    末期

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    中期

    Meaning

    Midterm, Mid phase

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

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What does 'Zenki' (前期) mean?

'Zenki' means 'First half' .

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