四季

Chinese

four season; period
trad. (四季) 四 季
simp. #(四季) 四 季

Pronunciation

Noun

四季

  1. the four seasons

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Seasons in Mandarin · 四季 (sìjì, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
春 (chūn, “spring”) 夏 (xià, “summer”) 秋 (qiū, “fall; autumn”) 冬 (dōng, “winter”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四 季
し
Grade: 1 		き
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しき [shíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) しき [shìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2]) non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
  • IPA(key): [ɕi̥kʲi]

Noun

四(し)季(き) • (shiki) 

  1. The four seasons
    四季(しき)を通(つう)じて
    shiki o tsūjite
    throughout the year (all four seasons)
    四季(しき)の移(うつ)り変(か)わり
    shiki no utsurikawari
    the change of the seasons

Derived terms

  • 四季(しき)折々(おりおり) (shikioriori)
  • 四季咲(しきざ)き (shikizaki)
  • 四季(シキ)鳥(チョウ) (shikichō)
  • 四季(しき)報(ほう) (shikihō)

See also

Seasons in Japanese · 四(し)季(き) (shiki, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
春(はる) (haru, “spring”)
春(しゅん)季(き) (shunki, “spring”)
春(しゅん)期(き) (shunki, “spring period”) 		夏(なつ) (natsu, “summer”)
夏(か)季(き) (kaki, “summer”)
夏(か)期(き) (kaki, “summer period”) 		秋(あき) (aki, “fall; autumn”)
秋(しゅう)季(き) (shūki, “fall; autumn”)
秋(しゅう)期(き) (shūki, “fall period”) 		冬(ふゆ) (fuyu, “winter”)
冬(とう)季(き) (tōki, “winter”)
冬(とう)期(き) (tōki, “winter period”)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
四季

Noun

四季 • (sagye) (hangeul 사계)

  1. hanja form? of 사계 (“the four seasons”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
四季

Noun

四季

  1. chữ Hán form of tứ quý (“four of a kind”)
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