Meaning
Extent, degree, limit, distance — often used to express approximate amount, standard, or level.
- 程度 — degree, level
- 日程 — schedule
- 過程 — process
- 課程 — course, curriculum
- 旅程 — itinerary
- 程 — about, approximately, extent
This character combines 禾 (grain/rice plant) with the sound element 呈 (テイ). The meaning developed from the idea of measuring crops or units, leading to its broader use to indicate "extent" or "degree."
この問題は 中学レベルの程度です。
This question is at the junior high school level.
1メートル程度の 距離を 保ってください。
Please keep a distance of about one meter.
Read as テイ in compounds like 程度 or 日程. The native reading ほど appears in casual expressions to indicate extent or approximation.