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(せん)里(り)の道(みち)も一(いっ)歩(ぽ)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)
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