Meaning of じき in Japanese

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Definition of じき

  1. (n-adv, n-t) time; season; period

    1年のこの時期は天候がよく変わる。
    The weather changes very often at this time of year.

  2. (adv) soon; shortly
  1. (n, adj-no) next term; next period
  2. next version; next release

    水泳が次期オリンピックの主要競技となるだろう。
    Swimming will be the main event of the next Olympics.

  1. (n, adj-no) porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware →Related words: 陶器
  1. (n) magnetism

    その機械は磁気の力で動く。
    Magnetic force drives the mechanism.

  1. (n, vs) despair; desperation; abandonment →Related words: 自棄になる
じき(jiki)

直 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-na, adv, n) soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
  2. nearby; close
  3. (adj-no, n) direct
  4. spot transaction; cash transaction →Related words: 直取引
  1. (n) opportunity; chance; time; occasion

    あなたの昇進は時機を得た、当然なものだと思います。
    I am sure your promotion was timely and well deserved.

  1. (n, vs, adj-no) writing oneself; self-recording
  1. (n-adv, n-t) season; seasons
  1. (n) player character or vehicle (in video games)
  1. (suf) suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)

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