季 Kanji – seasons

Meaning and Readings

How is 季 read?

季 has the onyomi reading キ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ki.

Common Japanese Words Using 季

These common Japanese words contain 季. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 季刊（きかん） — quarterly publication
• 季語（きご） — seasonal word (in haiku)
• 季節（きせつ） — season, time of year
• 季節風（きせつふう） — seasonal winds
• 四季（しき） — the four seasons
• 冬季（とうき） — winter season, winter
• 雨季（うき） — rainy season
• 夏季（かき） — summer season, summer, summertime
• 乾季（かんき） — dry season
• 春季（しゅんき） — spring season

Related Kanji

• 喜
  rejoice, take pleasure in
• 紀
  chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
• 希
  hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
• 棄
  abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
• 規
  standard, measure
• 起
  rouse, wake up, get up