Today’s #kanji is 期, which is listed under its semantic element of #つき（月）. Its phonetic element is 其. Its original meaning was apparently “one round around the moon.”
Meaning: to expect, limited time
Reading: キ、ゴ
期限（キゲン）: n. a term, a time limit, a deadline
期日（キジツ）: n. a (fixed) date, an appointed day, an expiration date
期待（キタイ）: n. expectation(s), anticipation, hope(s)
延期（エンキ）: n. (a) postponement, (a) deferment, a delay
学期（ガッキ）: n. a (school) term, an academic term
短期（タンキ）: n. a short time, a short duration
長期（チョウキ）: n. a long term, a long duration
任期（ニンキ）: n. a person’s term of office, a term of membership, one’s tenure (of office)
満期（マンキ）: n. expiration (of a term), expiry (of a contract), maturity
最期（サイゴ）: n. one’s last moment, a person’s death
Cf. 最後（サイゴ）: the last, the end
- つき
- つきへん
- にくづき
期
月
