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first half; first half of a fiscal year; first half of a business period
The first half of a fiscal year or accounting period. In Japan, where the fiscal year typically runs April to March, the first half is April to September.
上期の売上。
First-half sales.
上期の業績は好調だった。
The first-half performance was strong.
上期決算の結果を受けて、通期の見通しを上方修正した。
Based on the first-half earnings results, the full-year outlook was revised upward.
A business term. In Japan, most companies and the government use a fiscal year running from April to March, so 上期 is April–September. Also read as じょうき in some contexts. Common collocations: 上期決算 (first-half earnings), 上期業績 (first-half results). The opposite is 下期 (second half of the fiscal year, October–March). Related: 通期 (full year), 四半期 (quarter).