禾 represents short stalks of grain, 子 represents a young child. Based on the original meaning "youngest, small grains". The meaning later shifted to "crops", and "season".
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Historical Evolution
季
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
季
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
季
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
季
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
季
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
季
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
季
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
季
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
季
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
季
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
季
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
季
Regular
Modern
Chinese
季 [Jì]
surname Ji
季 [jì]
season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
Japanese
noun
- season (in nature, sports, etc.)
- seasonal word or phrase (in haiku)
- year
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
季 い
I surname
季 き
Ki surname
季 きえ
Kie female given name
季 きさら
Kisara female given name
季 すえ
Sue female given namesurname
季 すもも
Sumomo surname
季 とき
Toki female given name
季 どん
Don surname
季 みのり
Minori female given name
季 みのる
Minoru unclassified name
季 り
Ri surname
CHINESE WORDS (77)
赛季 [sàijì] #5,096
season (sports)
赛季 [sàijì] #5,096
season (sports)
季度 [jìdù] #8,114
quarter of a year
季节 [jìjié] #5,659
time
季节 [jìjié] #5,659
time
冬季 [dōngjì] #10,177
winter
夏季 [xiàjì] #8,983
summer
秋季 [qiūjì] #10,208
autumn
春季 [chūnjì] #10,979
springtime
季军 [jìjūn] #50,462
third in a race
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JAPANESE WORDS (86)
⭐ 季節 [きせつ] #2,739
season
年季 [ねんき] #19,265
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
⭐ 四季 [しき] #19,608
the four seasons
季節外れ [きせつはずれ] #30,604
unseasonable
時季 [じき] #34,183
season
⭐ 冬季 [とうき] #44,227
winter season
年季が入る [ねんきがはいる] #44,606
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
⭐ 夏季 [かき] #46,827
summer season
季節感 [きせつかん] #51,633
sense of the seasons
夏季休暇 [かききゅうか] #61,034
summer vacation
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