千里の道も一歩から
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||||
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千 | 里 | 道 | 一 | 歩 |
せん Grade: 1 |
り 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 |
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千里の道も一步から (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]千里の道も一歩から • (senri no michi mo ippo kara)
- 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)
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- Japanese terms spelled with 千 read as せん
- Japanese terms spelled with 里 read as り
- Japanese terms spelled with 道 read as みち
- Japanese terms spelled with 一 read as いち
- Japanese terms spelled with 歩 read as ほ
- Japanese terms partially calqued from Literary Chinese
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