新期 しんき Meanings Noun new season (e.g. of TV programming); new term Kanji 新 new. Read as シン. 期 period. Read as キ. Example sentences 新期にスタートしたテレビ番組だが、あいも変わらず新味がないな。The new season's T.V. programs are as much old hat as ever. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists