繁忙期(はんぼうき)

繁忙期(はんぼうき) refers to a time of year when business or activity is at its highest level. It is a standard business and travel term.

Forms

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).

• 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

Industry examples

• 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)