# 期 — Period Of Time

Frequency rank 184 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 在 (Exist), less common than 仕 (Doing).

- On’yomi: き、ご
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 月 Moon (Kangxi 74)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 12

A Crab clamps onto the thin crescent Moon hooked over the rooftops and rides it through every phase, splitting out of a fresh shell each time the ribs of cloud cross its face.

In words:

- 期 き — period;time
- 期間 きかん — period,term
- 期待 きたい — expectation,anticipation,hope

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