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초기初期

[ chogi ]
「명사」 Noun
• beginning; start

The beginning of a certain period.

timeunits & periods
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 初 (초)
    –beginning, first, initial
  • 期 (기)
    –to promise, to expect, a set time, period

Synonyms

  • 들어가다
    –enter; go into; be installed; be laid in place; start; be used; be inserted; be permeated; be handed; be owned; join; be employed; be accepted; be included; be understood; be sunken; disappear; get to learn; fit
  • 들어서다
    –step in; start; be built; be established; be conceived

Related words

  • 기
    –course; class
  • 초
    –beginning

Neighboring words in the dictionary

체험체험하다쳇바퀴초초겨울초고초고추장초과초기초대초대장초등초등학교초등학생초래초래되다초록
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