過程
かてい · katei · JLPT N3 · noun
procedure
⚙️ 過程 = passing through (過) + stages (程): going through the steps
過 means to pass or go through, as in 過ぎる (to pass). 程 means degree or extent, as in 程度. Going through each stage one by one is a process. It sounds like cat, eh: a cat going step by step.