How do you read 後期?

後期 is read こうき (kouki), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 後期?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 後期 in romaji?

後期 is written kouki in romaji, also spelled koki.

What kanji are in 後期?

後 (Behind, Back); 期 (Period, Time).

後期こうき

こうき · kouki (also spelled koki)

noun

Latter period, second half, late stage, third trimester, second semester

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Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

後Behind, Back, Later 音ご・こう訓のち・うし.ろ JLPT N5 · 9 strokes 期Period, Time, Date 音き・ご JLPT N3 · 12 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

後のちafterwards, since then 産後さんごpostpartum, after childbirth 後者こうしゃthe latter 後退こうたいretreat, backspace 短期たんきshort term 長期ちょうきlong time period 延期えんきpostponement, adjournment 末期まっきdeathbed, hour of death

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What does 後期 mean?

Latter period, second half, late stage, third trimester, second semester.

How do you pronounce 後期?

こうき (kouki). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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