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イニシエーション (inishieeshon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The new students participated in the initiation ceremony.
He underwent the initiation into the secret society.
Related words 入にゅう 会かい 入会 is a more general Japanese term for joining a group or becoming a member, while イニシエーション specifically implies a ritual or formal process of initiation.
通つう 過か 儀ぎ 礼れい 通過儀礼 is the anthropological term for 'rite of passage', which includes initiation but is broader, covering life-stage transitions. イニシエーション is more focused on entry into a group or status.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'initiation'.