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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

周しゅう期き

shuuki

cycle, period

Example sentences

  1. その活火山かっかざんは周期しゅうき的てきに噴火ふんかする。

    The active volcano erupts at regular intervals.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 干支えとは60年ねんの周期しゅうきで単純たんじゅんに繰くり返かえすので簡易かんいに計算けいさんできる。

    The Oriental zodiac repeats itself every 60 years and the years can be calculated easily.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. コーヒー入いり炭酸飲料たんさんいんりょうは世界各国せかいかっこくで周期しゅうき的てきに発売はつばいされる傾向けいこうがある。

    Coffee-containing carbonated drinks tend to be put on the market periodically around the world.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 周期

  • 周circumference; circuitOnシュウKunまわり
  • 期period; timeOnキ・ゴ

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