初期

beginning, early stage, initial period

ɕ o̞ kʲ i

初 first; initial + 期 period; term

noun Rare #39,683

beginning, early stage, initial period In compounds such as 初期設定, it can mean “initial” or “default.”

JA: 病気の初期には、ゆっくり休むことが大切です。

EN: It’s important to get plenty of rest in the early stages of an illness.

Are you using it with the default settings?

The initial symptoms of that illness are a high fever and a sore throat.

In the early history of America, Black people lived as slaves.

Sounds similar to