繁 忙 期(はんぼうき)

はんぼうき

noun

busy season; peak period

business time-general work

1. busy season; peak period

a time of year when business or activity is at its highest level

今(いま)は繁忙期(はんぼうき)で休(やす)めない。

I can't take time off during the busy season.

繁忙期(はんぼうき)は料金(りょうきん)が高(たか)くなる。

Prices go up during peak season.

年末(ねんまつ)年始(ねんし)は物流(ぶつりゅう)業界(ぎょうかい)の繁忙期(はんぼうき)だ。

The year-end and New Year period is the busy season for the logistics industry.

Etymology

繁忙(はんぼう) (busy, hectic) + 期(き) (period).

Similar words

閑散期(かんさんき): slow season, off-peak period (the opposite)
ハイシーズン: high season (loanword, mainly for tourism)
ピーク: peak (general loanword)

Common collocations

繁忙期(はんぼうき)に入(はい)る: to enter the busy season
繁忙期(はんぼうき)を迎(むか)える: to face the busy season
繁忙期(はんぼうき)料金(りょうきん): peak-season pricing

CULTURAL NOTE (busy seasons by industry):

小売(こうり): 年末(ねんまつ)商戦(しょうせん) (year-end sales), お盆(ぼん)
旅行(りょこう): 夏休(なつやす)み, 年末年始(ねんまつねんし)
引越(ひっこ)し: 3月(がつ)～4月(がつ) (moving season in Japan)

Related Words

Antonym: 閑散期(かんさんき) (slow season)

Compare: ピーク (peak)

Compare: 多忙期(たぼうき) (busy period)

Compare: 繁盛期(はんじょうき) (peak season)

Compare: 農繁期(のうはんき) (busy farming season)

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Added 2026.1.26 13:46 · Revised 2026.10.13 3:41

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