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初期段階 (しょきだんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

初しょ期き段だん階かい

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Meanings

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

initial stage; early phase

Refers to the beginning or first phase of a process, project, or development. Often used in formal or technical contexts.

プロジェクトはまだ初しょ期き段だん階かいです。
The project is still in the initial stage.
初しょ期き段だん階かいの計けい画かくを見み直なおす必ひつ要ようがある

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We need to review the early-phase plan.

Kanji

初first time, beginning
期period, time, date
段grade, steps, stairs
階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

Similar words

初しょ期き
初期 is a more general term for 'early period' or 'beginning', while 初期段階 specifically emphasizes a distinct stage or phase within a process.
段だん階かい
段階 means 'stage' or 'phase' on its own; 初期段階 combines it with 初期 to specify the initial stage.

Etymology

Compound of 初期 (shoki, 'early period') and 段階 (dankai, 'stage'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word is a modern Sino-Japanese compound.