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Kanji 程: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 程: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

Key takeaways

Kanji 程: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

extentdegreelawformuladistancelimitsamount

On reading

テイ

Kun reading

ほど-ほど

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 程

extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

禾 + 呈

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts measuring the amount of grain (禾) to be presented (呈) or offered. It represents the process of determining the extent or degree of a harvest, leading to meanings like 'extent', 'degree', and 'procedure'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

テイ
  • 過程かてい

    process / procedure / course

  • 課程かてい

    course / curriculum

  • 日程にってい

    schedule / agenda / plan

  • 方程式ほうていしき

    mathematical equation / formula

  • 程度ていど

    degree / amount / level

Kun reading

ほど
  • 左程さほど

    not very / not much

  • 其れ程それほど

    to that extent / so much

  • 中程なかほど

    middle / midway / center

  • 余程よほど

    very / greatly / much

  • 先程さきほど

    a little while ago / some time ago

  • ほど

    extent / degree / limit

Commonly used words

  • 過程
    かてい

    process / procedure / course

  • 課程
    かてい

    course / curriculum

  • 日程
    にってい

    schedule / agenda / plan

  • 方程式
    ほうていしき

    mathematical equation / formula

  • 程度
    ていど

    degree / amount / level

  • 左程
    さほど

    not very / not much

  • 其れ程
    それほど

    to that extent / so much

  • 中程
    なかほど

    middle / midway / center

  • 余程
    よほど

    very / greatly / much

  • 先程
    さきほど

    a little while ago / some time ago

  • ほど

    extent / degree / limit

Example sentences

Example 1

これはさほど難しくない。

Translation

This is not very difficult.

Example 2

さほど疲れていません。

Translation

I'm not very tired.

Example 3

それほど難しくないよ。

Translation

It's not that difficult.

Example 4

彼はそれほど怒っていなかった。

Translation

He wasn't that angry.

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