程

JLPT N3

Extent, degree

Readings

On’yomi: テイ (tei)

Kun’yomi: ほど (hodo)

• ほど – extent, degree, amount, distance, limit

Structure

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

程度

ていど

degree

日程

にってい

schedule

過程

かてい

process

工程

こうてい

process

程度差

ていどさ

degree difference

Example Sentences

程度が高いです。

ていどがたかいです。

The degree is high.

日程です。

にっていです。

It is the schedule.

過程です。

かていです。

It is a process.

工程です。

こうていです。

It is a process.

程度差があります。

ていどさがあります。

There is a degree difference.

Cultural Note

⚖️ 程 expresses the Japanese sense of moderation and balance — knowing the proper extent of things. Phrases like “ほどほどに” (in moderation) capture this value of not exceeding limits, a key aspect of Japanese thought and behavior.