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後期: latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester | JLPT N2 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

後期(こうき)

こうき

latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

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Reading and meaning

Reading: こうき
Romaji: kouki
Meaning: latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

後期(こうき)の授業(じゅぎょう)は九月(くがつ)から始(はじ)まります。
Second-semester classes begin in September.
後期(こうき)の妊婦(にんぷ)は定期的(ていきてき)な検診(けんしん)を受(う)ける必要(ひつよう)があります。
Women in the third trimester of pregnancy need to have regular checkups.
工事(

こうじ

)

は

後期(こうき)

に

入(はい)

り、

完成(かんせい)

が

近(ちか)

づいてきた。

The construction has entered its latter phase, and completion is drawing near.

後期(こうき)の売上(うりあげ)は前期(ぜんき)を上回(うわまわ)った。

Sales in the latter period exceeded those in the first period.