How to say "First half" in Japanese | 前期

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "First half" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "First half" is "Zenki", written in japanese as "前期".

Here's a more detailed 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'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "前" means "Before" and "Front" and can be read as "Zen" and "Mae". And The kanji "期" means "Time" and "Period" and can be read as "Go" and "Ki".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Zenki" mean in japanese?

"Zenki" means "First half" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぜ" is read as "ze". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.