初しょ期き

しょ

き

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to the first phase of a process, period, or system. Commonly used with の to modify nouns (e.g., 初期の症状).

小しょう

規き

模ぼ

だっ

た

。

In the initial plan, it was on a much smaller scale.

この病びょう気きは初しょ期きに発はっ見けんすれば治なおりやすい。

If this disease is detected in its early stages, it is easier to cure.

初しょ期きの〈事こと〉the early ~ (of something), e.g. early symptoms
初しょ期きの症しょう状じょうに気きづくのが早そう期き治ち療りょうのカギだ。
Noticing the early symptoms is the key to early treatment.
初しょ期きから〈動どう詞し〉to do something from the early stage onward
彼かれはこのプロジェクトに初しょ期きから参さん加かしている。
He has been involved in this project since the early stage.

早そう期きN1
早期 emphasizes doing something promptly or ahead of a deadline (as in 早期発見), while 初期 simply marks the beginning phase of a process without that sense of urgency.
初しょ頭とう
初頭 is used specifically for the start of a century or era (20世紀初頭), whereas 初期 applies broadly to the early stage of any process or period.
序じょ盤ばん
序盤 keeps a game-like nuance of an 'opening phase' even when used generally, while 初期 is the plain, neutral word for any early period.
初しょ年ねん
初期 refers broadly to the early stage of a period without being limited to a single year, whereas 初年 specifically means the first year or the earliest years of an era.

末まっ期きN1
末期 refers to the final stage of a process or period, the direct opposite of 初期's early stage.
後こう期きN3
後期 means the latter half or later period of something, contrasting with 初期's early half.

初しょ旬じゅんN3
初旬 refers specifically to the first ten days of a month, while 初期 refers to the early stage of any longer process or period, not tied to a calendar month.

初しょ期き値ち
initial value; initial condition · default value; initializing value
初しょ期き化か
initialization (of a variable) · formatting (a disk); initialization (of a disk) · initialization (of a device); factory reset · reprogramming
初しょ期き点てん
initial point

Compound of 初 (しょ, 'first') and 期 (き, 'period'). The kanji combination transparently conveys 'initial period'.

最さい初しょ期き

earliest stage; very beginning; initial phase

founding member; initial member

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