しょ
初
き
期
だん
段
かい
階

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. initial stage.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
き
期
だん
段
かい
階
 初期段階 しょきだんかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
period, time, date
キ　ゴ (3rd, N3)
that
キ　ゴ　それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
grade, steps, stairs
ダン (6th, N3)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
カイ　はし　きざはし (3rd, N2)
all, everything
みな　カイ　むな (Early Jr. High, N3)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)