一学期(いちがっき) いちがっき noun first semester; first term educationtime-period 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 termsMost 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 MarchSome 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) Related Words Related: 学期(がっき) (semester (general)) Compare: 二学期(にがっき) (second (school) term, second semester) general Added 2026.3.17 9:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 17000/17203_ichigakki