工程

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The written form is 工程, read こうてい. Elements for work and course combine to denote the stages and sequence leading to a finished result.
• Basic usage: 完成までの工程 covers the full production sequence, while 作業工程を省く refers to omitting one stage from it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The full sequence
  • A diagram presents the ordered stages leading to completion of the product. Example: 製品が完成するまでの工程を図で示した。 — A diagram showed every stage in making the product.
• Omitting one stage
  • A process is a set of operational steps affecting quality, so the consequence of skipping one is emphasized. Example: 作業工程を一つ省くと品質が落ちる恐れがある。 — Skipping one step in the process may reduce quality.