工程|こうていkoutei[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounprocess; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
- Synonym過程かていNeutralThe course of something developing or changing; 「工程」 is about the ordered stages and progress of work itself.
- SynonymプロセスNeutralA loanword for a process or workflow, common in business and technical contexts; 「工程」 leans toward the concrete stages of work.
- Synonym手順てじゅんNeutralThe order of steps for doing something, used in a wide range of situations; 「工程」 refers to the individual stages a job is divided into.
- Related運びはこびNeutralHow an affair is progressing or its stage, as in 「〜の運びとなる」, often seen in formal notices; 「工程」 refers to stages of work.
- Related経過けいかWrittenWritten/formal prose: the passage of time or how events unfold; 「工程」 is the ordered steps of work.
Use 「工程」 for the stages and progress of work, as in 「製造工程」「開発工程」. For general processes pick 「過程」, for step-by-step order 「手順」, for business/technical workflows 「プロセス」; 「運び」 and 「経過」 describe how things progress.
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