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周期

Cycle


Meaning

Cycle, Period

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If you follow the circumference of a period of time, you end up back at the beginning and it makes a full cycle. Events in history always repeat, right?


Reading

しゅうき

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 周期的

    periodic, cyclical

  • 一定の周期

    fixed cycle, constant cycle

    生理の周期

    menstrual cycle

    月の周期

    lunar cycle

  • 生理周期

    menstrual cycle

    自転周期

    a period of rotation

    公転周期

    orbital period (astronomy)

Context Sentences

私の生理周期はいつも大体28日です。

My menstrual cycle is usually about twenty-eight days.

人の人生って、山あり谷ありが12年周期で回っているらしいよ。

It seems that people's lives revolve through ups and downs in cycles of about 12 years.

東北の天気は短い周期で変わる。

Tohoku’s weather changes in short cycles.


Kanji Composition