千里の道も一歩から
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 千里の道も一步から (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
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
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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