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Kanji Detail for 期 - "period, promise, time"

  • Meaning

    期 means "period, promise, time."

    1. Period - A set time; a designated date.

    2. Promise - An agreement to meet; a pledge.

    3. Resolve - To decide firmly; to determine.

    4. Cycle - One complete round; a year or month.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    period; time; date; term

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    period of time; date; time limit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 期[qi1]; period; cycle

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a period of time; date, time; phase

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Time. Refers to an appointed time. Hence being late is called 愆期. | Must, certainly. Hopeful expectation. Such as 期望 (to hope). As in 期在必成 (determined to succeed). | A hundred years is called 期頤. Human lifespan is expected at a hundred years. At this age, one depends on others for food and daily activities, hence 頤 (to nourish). From "Book of Rites, Quli." | One year is called 期. From "Analerta": "A full period has already passed." Also written as 朞. | Mourning period. For grandparents, uncles, brothers, wife, children, and eldest daughter-in-law, mourning lasts one year. Hence observing one year of mourning is called 期.
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Sentences including

  • I expect much of him.

  • The result of the examination fell short of our expectations.

  • I must live up to his expectations.

  • Your behavior does not come up to my expectations.

  • He expected great success in the project from me.

  • The athletic meeting will be put off.

  • He failed to come up to our expectations.

  • How long will it take to get well?

  • Those were the saddest hours of my life.

  • You expect too much of your child.

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