(はんじょうき)

はんじょうき
noun
peak season; busy period; period of flourishing business
1. peak season; busy period; period of flourishing business
(なつ)観光地(かんこうち)繁盛期(はんじょうき)だ。
Summer is peak season for tourist areas.
繁盛期(はんじょうき)にはアルバイトを()やす必要(ひつよう)がある。
During the busy season, we need to hire more part-time workers.
年末年始(ねんまつねんし)飲食店(いんしょくてん)にとって(もっと)(いそが)しい繁盛期(はんじょうき)であり、予約(よやく)()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(はんじょう) (prosperity, flourishing business) + () (period). Refers to a time when business activity peaks, often due to seasonal demand.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 観光(かんこう)繁盛期(はんじょうき): peak tourism season
  • 繁盛期(はんじょうき)(むか)える: to enter the busy season
  • 繁盛期(はんじょうき)(そな)える: to prepare for the busy season

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 繁忙期(はんぼうき): busy period — more broadly used for any hectic time, not just business prosperity
  • 閑散期(かんさんき): slow season, off-season — the opposite
  • 最盛期(さいせいき): peak period — emphasizes the height of activity or production, used more broadly beyond business