季刊(きかん)

きかん
noun / no-adjective
quarterly (publication)
1. quarterly
Published or occurring every three months.
季刊(きかん)雑誌(ざっし)
A quarterly magazine.
この雑誌(ざっし)は季刊(きかん)で発行(はっこう)されている。
This magazine is published quarterly.
季刊(きかん)の学術(がくじゅつ)誌(し)
A quarterly academic journal.
当社(とうしゃ)の季刊(きかん)レポートは毎年(まいとし)3月(がつ)、6月(がつ)、9月(がつ)、12月(がつ)に発行(はっこう)されます。
Our quarterly report is published every year in March, June, September, and December.

Composed of 季(き) (season) + 刊(かん) (publication). Literally "published by season" — once every three months, four times a year.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY SERIES:

  • 日刊(にっかん): daily
  • 週刊(しゅうかん): weekly
  • 月刊(げっかん): monthly
  • 隔月刊(かくげつかん): bimonthly
  • 季刊(きかん): quarterly
  • 年刊(ねんかん): yearly

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 季刊(きかん)誌(し): quarterly journal/magazine
  • 季刊(きかん)で発行(はっこう)する: to publish quarterly

NOTE:
季刊(きかん) is a homophone of 期間(きかん) (period, duration) and 機関(きかん) (organization, engine) — context distinguishes them.

Related Words

Related: 週刊(しゅうかん) (weekly (publication))
Related: 月刊(げっかん) (monthly (publication))
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