経過

けいか · keika · JLPT N1 · noun

passage

⏳ 経 (go through) + 過 (go past) = time passing by, progress onward

Both characters mean to pass: 経 is go through and 過 is go past. Together they describe time or steps moving along, so 経過 means the passage of time or the progress made.

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