Japanese symbol for “semester”
学期
がっき
Romaji: gakki
school term; semester
In Japanese, semester is 学期, read がっき (gakki).
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Meanings
- n school term; semester
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “semester”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| セメスター | セメスター semesutaa | semester |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation; anticipation; hope |
See also: Chinese symbol for “semester”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.