繁忙期(はんぼうき)

はんぼうき
noun
busy season; peak period
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.

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.

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

ANTONYM:
閑散期(かんさんき) (slow season, off-peak period).

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)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ハイシーズン: high season (loanword, mainly for tourism)
  • ピーク: peak (general loanword)

Related Words

Antonym: 閑散期(かんさんき) (slow season)
general
Added 2026.1.26 13:46 · Revised 2026.4.11 10:25
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