一学期(いちがっき)

いちがっき
noun
first semester; first term
1. first semester; first term
The first academic term of the school year in Japan, typically running from April to July.
一学期(いちがっき)が始(はじ)まった。
The first semester has started.
一学期(いちがっき)の成績(せいせき)はよかった。
My grades for the first semester were good.
一学期(いちがっき)の終業式(しゅうぎょうしき)が終(お)わると、夏休(なつやす)みが始(はじ)まる。
When the first-semester closing ceremony ends, summer vacation begins.

JAPANESE SCHOOL TERMS:

Most Japanese schools use a three-term system:

  • 一学期(いちがっき): April to July
  • 二学期(にがっき): September to December
  • 三学期(さんがっき): January to March

Some universities use a two-semester system (前期(ぜんき)/後期(こうき)) instead.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一学期(いちがっき)の成績(せいせき) (first-term grades)
  • 一学期(いちがっき)の終(お)わり (end of the first term)
  • 一学期(いちがっき)の中間(ちゅうかん)テスト (first-term midterm exam)
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