きかん
Meanings
Noun
1. period; term; interval
Pitch accent
かん
Composed of
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
short term; short time
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
long period (of time)
during; for the duration of
preparatory phase; preparatory period
limited time; limited-time offer
test period; exam period; examination time
fixed interval; fixed period
length of one's stay
test (testing) period
grace period; moratorium
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
contract period
incubation period
cooling-off period
blank period; window period; interregnum
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
retention period
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
downtime; suspension period
lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)
term of office; tenure; incumbency
period of employment
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
term of guarantee; warranty period
test period; experimental period
protection period (of copyright)
factory worker with a fixed term contract of employment
waiting period
days of one's menstrual period
(permitted) period of stay (in a country); authorized length of stay; duration of stay
period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days)
period of work; period of service; tour of duty
temporary worker; seasonal worker; worker with a fixed term contract of employment
period of prescription; period of statute of limitations
redemption period; repayment term
period of separation; time living apart
period of validity
term in which an appeal may be filed
period of deferment
(time limit imposed by the) statute of limitations
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
worker with a fixed term contract of employment
best-before period (e.g. foodstuffs)
period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)
Examples (8 in total)
How long is your spring vacation?
How long do you plan to stay?
How long can I borrow this book?