時期
じき · jiki
Time, season, period, phase, stage
Other ways to say “time” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
嵐山も、紅葉の時期は混みますよ。
あらしやまも、こうようのじきはこみますよ。
Arashiyama is also crowded during the autumn leaves season.
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紅葉の名所である東福寺は、この時期特に混雑する。
もみじのめいしょであるとうふくじは、このじきとくにこんざつする。
Tofuku-ji, which is famous for autumn leaves, is especially crowded at this time.
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What does 時期 mean?
Time, season, period, phase, stage.
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じき (jiki). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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