School Term, Semester
noun, の adjective
The study period of time isn't the pitiful amount of time you spend studying. It's something much bigger: the school term. Ugh, how much longer is this study period of time???
がっき
The reading is on'yomi because it's a jukugo word but がく gets shortened to がっ, so be careful. Maybe you just wish the school term would get shorter which is why you shortened がく like that?
学期が終わると、夏休みが始まります。
Once the semester is over, the summer vacation will begin.
来週から新しい学期だ。
It's a new semester from next week on.
学期末試験は三月なので、まだまだ勉強する時間はたっぷりあります。
Final exams are held in March so there's still plenty of time to prepare.