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過程 (かてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

過か程てい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

process; course; mechanism

Refers to the steps, stages, or progression by which something happens or is achieved. Often used in technical, academic, and everyday contexts.

製せい品ひんの製せい造ぞう過か程ていを詳くわしく説せつ明めいします。
I will explain the manufacturing process of the product in detail.

この過か程ていを経へて、最さい終しゅう的てきな結けつ論ろんに至いたった。

We reached the final conclusion through this process.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
程extent, degree, law

Similar words

工こう程てい
工程 emphasizes the concrete steps or operations in a workflow, especially in manufacturing or project management, while 過程 is broader and can refer to any developmental or temporal progression.
プロセス
プロセス is a direct loanword and often used in business or IT contexts, but 過程 is more natural in formal or written Japanese for describing abstract or sequential developments.

Etymology

Composed of 過 (pass through, exceed) and 程 (extent, degree), together conveying the idea of a course or progression. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used in Chinese and Japanese to mean 'process' or 'course'.