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A2 Noun, No-adjective

初期(しょき)early (days), initial stage, initial

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      early days, early years, early stages, initial stages, beginning

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    初期 【しょき】

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      初期(しょき)作品(さくひん)(ほう)(いま)よりも面白(おもしろ)いです。

      The early works are more interesting than the current ones.

      • N1

      外国(がいこく)文化(ぶんか)(はい)ってきたのは明治(めいじ)初期(しょき)である。

      Foreign cultures started to enter during the early days of the Meiji period.

      • N1

      昭和(しょうわ)初期(しょき)流行(りゅうこう)した(うた)をよく祖父母(そふぼ)(うた)っている。

      My grandparents often sing songs that were popular in the early days of the Showa era.

      • N1

      この監督(かんとく)作品(さくひん)初期(しょき)(ほう)がより面白味(おもしろみ)があったと(おも)います。

      I think this director's works were more interesting in his early days.

      • N1

      医師(いし):「あなたの(がん)はまだ初期(しょき)段階(だんかい)ですから、治療(ちりょう)(なお)るはずです。」

      Doctor: 'Your cancer is still in the initial stage, so it should be curable with treatment.'

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