過渡

• 読み: かと
• ローマ字: kato
• 漢字の分解: 過 (ka/sugi) — to pass, excess; 渡 (to/wata) — to cross, to ferry
• 発音: /ka.to/

意味

Transition; a transitional period; an intermediate state between two distinct conditions or eras.

A formal noun almost always used as a modifier in 過渡期 (transitional period) or 過渡的 (transitional, intermediate). It describes a stage of flux — often invoked in historical, social, or technological contexts where systems are actively changing from one established state to another. Rarely appears in isolation.

例文

1. 現在の社会は旧来の価値観から新しい価値観への過渡期にある。
2. この技術はまだ過渡的な段階で、完成には時間がかかる。
3. 産業革命は農業社会から工業社会への大きな過渡を象徴している。

使い方ガイド

場面: historical writing, social commentary, academic, technology

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese. 過 means 'to pass through' or 'transition'; 渡 means 'to cross over'. Together they evoke the crossing from one state to another, as one crosses a body of water.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated