程 means “extent, degree”

てい · tei

Also: law, formula

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ほど

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

テイ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 5 · 12 strokes

The story

Grain (禾) laid out to show (呈) how much there is: 程 is a measure, how far, to what degree. 程度 is degree, 日程 is a schedule, and ほど, "about" or "as much as", is 程 written in kana.

Used in 程度 (teido, degree/extent), 日程 (nittei, schedule), and 過程 (katei, process)

More from How Much, How Many

• 積 pile up
• 単 single
• 類 kind
• 余 surplus
• 等 equal
• 列 row
• 幾 how many
• 全 all
• 最 most
• 加 add
• 増 increase
• 両 both

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