季
キ, すえ, とし

seasons

JLPT2 G4 S8 F842

禾# grain/rice + 子 child (→ offspring) → seasonal activity (whereby grains are planted, cultivated and harvested, in conjunction with leaving the earth fallow in winter) → *season* → *three-month cycle*. For the idea of conceptual cycles, compare 期 and 週.

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