Learn 程 in words that express degree, approximation and a schedule.

The idea

程 has 12 strokes; follow the linked diagram. Read 程（ほど）, 程度（ていど） and 日程（にってい） as complete words. After a quantity, ほど means approximately; after a clause, it can indicate degree.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
程度ていどPlease tell me the extent of the damage.
日程にっていThe schedule for the trip has been decided.
程ほどIt takes about ten minutes to the station.

Examples

  • 駅えきまで十じゅっ分ぷん程ほどかかります。It takes about ten minutes to the station.
  • このかばんは片手かたてで持もてる程ほど軽かるいです。This bag is light enough to carry with one hand.
  • 食たべる時間じかんがない程ほど忙いそがしかったです。I was so busy that I had no time to eat.
  • 被害ひがいの程度ていどを教おしえてください。Please tell me the extent of the damage.
  • 旅行りょこうの日程にっていが決きまりました。The schedule for the trip has been decided.
  • 毎日まいにち、一いち時間じかん程ほど日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうします。I study Japanese for about an hour every day.

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Watch out

ほど does not always mean approximately: 食べる時間がないほど describes how busy someone was. 日程 means a schedule, not a degree.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 程度 in hiragana.

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    ていど

    程度 is ていど: it means degree or extent, as in the extent of damage.

  2. Write the reading of 日程 in hiragana.

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    にってい

    日程 is にってい: it refers to a schedule, such as the dates of a trip.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 程＿（ていど）［度／近］.

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    度

    度 completes 程度（ていど）, meaning degree or extent; 近 does not form this word.

Use it today

Write 程 using the diagram, then cover the table and read 程度 and 日程. Make a sentence with ほど.