1.
peak season; busy period; period of flourishing business
夏は観光地の繁盛期だ。
Summer is peak season for tourist areas.
繁盛期にはアルバイトを増やす必要がある。
During the busy season, we need to hire more part-time workers.
年末年始は飲食店にとって最も忙しい繁盛期であり、予約が取りにくくなる。
The year-end and New Year period is the busiest peak season for restaurants, making reservations hard to get.
Composed of 繁盛 (prosperity, flourishing business) + 期 (period). Refers to a time when business activity peaks, often due to seasonal demand.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 観光の繁盛期: peak tourism season
- 繁盛期を迎える: to enter the busy season
- 繁盛期に備える: to prepare for the busy season
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 繁忙期: busy period — more broadly used for any hectic time, not just business prosperity
- 閑散期: slow season, off-season — the opposite
- 最盛期: peak period — emphasizes the height of activity or production, used more broadly beyond business