今季(こんき)

こんき
noun
this season
time-periodsports
1. this season (sports, fashion, TV)
The current season, in the sense of a sports season, a fashion season, or a broadcasting season. Used much like 今年(ことし) but tied to a season rather than a calendar year.
今季(こんき)の流行色(りゅうこうしょく)は緑(みどり)だ。
This season's trend color is green.
He has hit twenty home runs this season.
There are a lot of romance dramas this season.
The team announced that it will change managers at the end of this season.

今季(こんき) is common in sports reporting, fashion, and TV listings. In everyday talk about the weather or the time of year, people say 今(いま)の季節(きせつ) or name the season instead.

Common collocations

  • 今季(こんき)限(かぎ)り: through the end of this season (retirement, contracts)
  • 今季(こんき)初(はつ): the first of this season (今季(こんき)初勝利(はつしょうり), first win of the season)
  • 今季(こんき)最高(さいこう): the season's best
  • 今季(こんき)の新作(しんさく): this season's new items

Related words

  • 来季(らいき): next season
  • 昨季(さっき): last season
  • 今年(ことし): this year

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