Japanese

けいか
Meaning: passage of time; progress; course of events
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

経
過

Example sentences

The progress after the surgery is good.
手術後の経過は極めて良好です。
The progress after the surgery is extremely good.
事件の経過を順を逐って説明します。
I will explain the details of the incident in chronological order.
彼は事故に遭ったが、そのごの経過は良好だ。
He was in an accident, but his subsequent progress has been good.
時間が経過するにつれて、状況は悪化した。
As time passed, the situation worsened.
彼は事件の経過を委悉に語った。
He recounted the progress of the incident in detail.

Usage Notes

Used to describe how something develops over time or the actual time that has passed.

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