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JLPT N3 · Time & frequency

期間

きかん

period; term

Stroke order of 期間

2 characters, 24 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

期 · 12 strokes間 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

Moons (月) pass and the sun (日) shines through the gate (門): a span of time.

Parts: 期 = 其 + 月 moon (period) + 間 = 門 gate + 日 sun (interval)

The characters in 期間

  • 間 あいだ — between; during (12 strokes)

Example sentence

試験の期間は一週間です。

しけんのきかんはいっしゅうかんです。

The exam period is one week.

Words with 期

Words with 間

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