通過点(つうかてん)

つうかてん
noun
waypoint; milestone; passing point
abstract
1. passing point; waypoint; checkpoint along a route
A physical point that one passes through on a route or course, such as in racing, hiking, or navigation.
マラソンの通過点(つうかてん)でタイムを確認(かくにん)した。
I checked my time at the checkpoint in the marathon.
登山(とざん)ルートの通過点(つうかてん)に目印(めじるし)を付(つ)けた。
I marked the waypoints along the climbing route.
台風(たいふう)の通過点(つうかてん)となる地域(ちいき)では警戒(けいかい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Areas in the path of the typhoon need to be on alert.
2. milestone; stepping stone; intermediate stage
Figuratively, a point in a process or journey that is not the final destination but merely a stage along the way. Often used to express that a current achievement or situation is just one step in a longer progression.
この優勝(ゆうしょう)はまだ通過点(つうかてん)に過(す)ぎない。
This championship is merely a milestone along the way.
卒業(そつぎょう)は人生(じんせい)の一(ひと)つの通過点(つうかてん)だ。
Graduation is just one milestone in life.
彼(かれ)にとってこの試合(しあい)は通過点(つうかてん)に過(す)ぎず、本当(ほんとう)の目標(もくひょう)はオリンピックだ。
For him, this match is just a stepping stone — his real goal is the Olympics.

Compound of 通過(つうか) (passing through) + 点(てん) (point). Very frequently used in the figurative sense, especially in sports interviews and motivational contexts, where athletes describe victories as merely 通過点(つうかてん) on the way to a larger goal.

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Compare: 節目(ふしめ) (turning point)
Compare: 踏(ふ)み台(だい) (stepping stone)
Compare: 経過点(けいかてん) (intermediate point)
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