後期(こうき)

こうき
noun
latter period, second half
1. latter period, second half, late stage
The later portion of a time period, era, or process. Used in academic, historical, and scheduling contexts to refer to the second half of a divided period.
後期(こうき)の授業(じゅぎょう)は十月(じゅうがつ)から始(はじ)まる。
Second-semester classes start in October.
江戸(えど)時代(じだい)後期(こうき)に文化(ぶんか)が栄(さか)えた。
Culture flourished in the late Edo period.
妊娠(にんしん)後期(こうき)に入(はい)ると、体(からだ)への負担(ふたん)が大(おお)きくなる。
Once you enter the late stage of pregnancy, the physical burden increases.

USAGE:
Commonly paired with 前期(ぜんき) (first half/early period). In universities, 前期(ぜんき)/後期(こうき) often correspond to the first and second semesters. In historical writing, it marks the later portion of an era.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 後期(こうき)課程(かてい): latter-stage course
  • 後期(こうき)試験(しけん): second-semester exam
  • 後期(こうき)高齢者(こうれいしゃ): person aged 75 or older (official term)
  • 〜時代(じだい)後期(こうき): the late ... period

Related Words

Antonym: 前期(ぜんき) (first half, early period)
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