季刊(きかん)

きかん
noun, no-adjective
quarterly (publication)
time-general
1. quarterly
Published or occurring every three months.
季刊(きかん)雑誌(ざっし)
A quarterly magazine.
This magazine is published quarterly.
季刊(きかん)の学術(がくじゅつ)誌(し)
A quarterly academic journal.
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.

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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.