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    3. 初期

    初期

    初しょ期き

    early days

    KMT4News #6+1CoreNoun, ParticleCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    しょき

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    early days, early years, early stages, initial stages, beginning

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    このプロジェクトの初しょ期き段だん階かいです。

    This is the initial stage of the project.

    KMT3Core ConceptsBusiness & Finance
    彼かれはキャリアの初しょ期きに多おおくの困こん難なんを経けい験けんしました。

    He experienced many difficulties in the early stages of his career.

    KMT4Core ConceptsWork & Career
    スマートフォンの初しょ期きモデルは、バッテリーの持もちが悪わるかった。

    Early smartphone models had poor battery life.

    KMT4TechnologyDaily Life
    インターネットの初しょ期きは、今いまとは全まったく異ことなるものでした。

    The early days of the internet were completely different from now.

    KMT5Core ConceptsTechnology
    日に本ほんの歴れき史しの初しょ期きには、多おおくの神しん話わが生うまれました。

    Many myths were born in the early stages of Japanese history.

    KMT5HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    期
    period・time・date・term
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