(きせつせい)

きせつせい
noun
seasonality; seasonal nature
1. seasonality; seasonal nature; (attributive) seasonal
The quality of being tied to a particular season. Common as a noun modifier (used with の) for things that appear or recur seasonally, especially in medical and business contexts.
季節性(きせつせい)インフルエンザが流行(りゅうこう)している。
Seasonal flu is going around.
この商品(しょうひん)季節性(きせつせい)(たか)い。
This product has strong seasonality.
売上(うりあげ)季節性(きせつせい)考慮(こうりょ)して在庫(ざいこ)調整(ちょうせい)する。
We adjust inventory taking into account the seasonality of sales.

Compound of 季節(きせつ) (season) + (せい) (nature, property — abstract noun suffix). Used both as an attributive noun (季節性(きせつせい)インフルエンザ = seasonal flu) and predicatively to describe how strongly something varies with the seasons.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 季節性(きせつせい)インフルエンザ: seasonal flu
  • 季節性(きせつせい)アレルギー: seasonal allergy
  • 季節性(きせつせい)商品(しょうひん): seasonal product
  • 季節性(きせつせい)需要(じゅよう): seasonal demand
  • 季節性(きせつせい)(たか)い/(ひく)い: highly/weakly seasonal

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 季節(きせつ): season — the noun itself
  • (しゅん): peak season (for food) — narrower, about the best time to eat something