(けいか)

けいか
noun
progress; passage; course
1. progress; course; development
The way something develops or unfolds over time.
病状(びょうじょう)経過(けいか)観察(かんさつ)する。
To observe the progress of the illness.
事件(じけん)経過(けいか)説明(せつめい)する。
To explain the course of the incident.
2. passage (of time); elapse
The passing of time.
3(ねん)経過(けいか)した。
Three years have passed.

経過(けいか) describes both the development of events and the passage of time.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 経過(けいか)見守(みまも)る: to watch how things develop
  • 経過(けいか)報告(ほうこく): progress report
  • 時間(じかん)経過(けいか): passage of time

VERB FORM:

  • 経過(けいか)する: to pass, to elapse