千里の道も一歩から

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
みち
Grade: 2
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
ほ > ぽ
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
千里の道も一步から (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Partial calque of Literary Chinese 千里之行,始於足下 (qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià, literally a road of a thousand li [comes] from one step).

Proverb

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(せん)()(みち)(いっ)()から (senri no michi mo ippo kara

  1. a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
    Synonym: 千里の道も一歩より始まる (senri no michi mo ippo yori hajimaru)