(かてい)

かてい
noun
process, course
See also: 課程(かてい) (curriculum (課程)), 仮定(かてい) (hypothesis (仮定)), 家庭(かてい) (home, household (家庭))
1. process, course
A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular result.
A problem occurred during the manufacturing process.
The process is more important than the result.
There was a new discovery in the course of the research.
2. development, progression
The gradual development of something over time.
I learned many things in the process of growing up.
The process of recovering from an illness takes time.
Japan's economy changed greatly in the course of postwar reconstruction.

過程(かてい) emphasizes the steps or stages in a development.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜の過程(かてい)で (in the process of ~)
  • 過程(かてい)()る (to go through a process)
  • 発展(はってん)過程(かてい) (process of development)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 製造(せいぞう)過程(かてい) (manufacturing process)
  • 成長(せいちょう)過程(かてい) (growth process)
  • 思考(しこう)過程(かてい) (thought process)

HOMOPHONES:

  • 過程(かてい): process (steps toward result)
  • 課程(かてい): course, curriculum (educational)
  • 仮定(かてい): hypothesis, assumption
  • 家庭(かてい): home, household