過程|かていkatei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprocess; course; mechanism
   その過程かていを彼かれに説明せつめいした。↗

   I explained the process to him.

• SynonymプロセスNeutralLoanword for a process or workflow, common in business and IT; 「過程」 leans toward written, academic prose.
• Synonym経過けいかNeutralThe passage of time or how a situation unfolds, as in 「手術後の経過」; it stresses change over time.
• Synonym工程こうていNeutralThe stages and progress of production work, as in 「製造工程」; it applies only to work operations.
• Related手順てじゅんNeutralThe steps and order for doing a task; 「過程」 is the stage something passes through as it develops.
• Related運びはこびNeutralHow a matter is progressing or being arranged, as in 「完成の運びとなる」.
• Antonym結果けっかNeutralThe final outcome, set against 「過程」 as the course of development, as in 「過程より結果」.

Use 「過程」 for the intermediate stages of something developing. In speech or business, 「プロセス」 is common; 「経過」 covers the passage of time, 「手順」 the steps of a task, 「工程」 production stages, and 「結果」 the final outcome.

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1. 物事ものごとが進行しんこう、変化へんかしていく途中とちゅうの段階だんかい。または、その道筋みちすじ。