道程(みちのり)

みちのり
noun
distance; journey; course
1. distance; length of a route
The physical distance of a road or route from one place to another.
駅(えき)まで約(やく)３キロの道程(みちのり)だ。
It's a distance of about three kilometers to the station.
家(いえ)から学校(がっこう)までの道程(みちのり)を歩(ある)いて通(かよ)っている。
I walk the distance from my house to school every day.
山頂(さんちょう)までは長(なが)い道程(みちのり)だが、景色(けしき)は素晴(すば)らしい。
It's a long way to the summit, but the scenery is wonderful.
2. course; path; process
The figurative journey or process taken to reach a goal or outcome. Used metaphorically for the steps or progress made over time.
成功(せいこう)までの道程(みちのり)は長(なが)い。
The road to success is long.
独立(どくりつ)に至(いた)る道程(みちのり)を振(ふ)り返(かえ)った。
I looked back on the path to independence.
復興(ふっこう)への道程(みちのり)はまだ半(なか)ばだが、着実(ちゃくじつ)に前進(ぜんしん)している。
The journey toward reconstruction is only halfway done, but steady progress is being made.

Written with the characters for 道(みち) (road) and 程(ほど) (extent, degree), read as みちのり. Also rarely read as どうてい.

Common collocations

In sense 1, 道程(みちのり) is similar to 距離(きょり) (distance) but emphasizes the route itself rather than just the numerical measurement. In sense 2, it is used figuratively in speeches, essays, and reflections on progress made toward a goal.

Related Words

Compare: 距離(きょり) (numerical distance)
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