A time, a moment, or a limit — a point or period when something is due or occurs.
この仕事の期は来月末だ。
The deadline for this work is the end of next month.
契約の更新期が近づいている。
The contract renewal period is approaching.
The time of death; the last moment of life.
彼は静かに期を迎えたと伝えられている。
It is said that he quietly met his end.
長寿を全うして期を全うした、と評された。
He was praised for living a full life and meeting his end peacefully.
An archaic usage (from the Edo-period licensed quarters) referring to a nighttime division — historically a specific late-night hour.
古文書には江戸の遊廓で『期』という時間が記されている。
Old documents record a time called 'ki' in Edo’s pleasure quarters.
この語は現代ではほとんど用いられず、意味も時代依存的だ。
This word is hardly used today and its meaning depends on the historical period.