Word Meaning 千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから senri no michi mo ippokara

千里の道も一歩から is read as せんりのみちもいっぽから (senri no michi mo ippokara) and means a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Meaning

English

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Reading

Kana

せんりのみちもいっぽから

Romaji

senri no michi mo ippokara

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 33671 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

一望千里

いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye

一瀉千里

いっしゃせんり

one swift effort

千里

せんり

1000 ri

千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)

千里の行も足下に始まる

せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里同風

せんりどうふう

a country being in a state of universal peace

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

千番に一番の兼合

せんばんにいちばんのかねあい

something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

千慮一失

せんりょいっしつ

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful

千慮の一失

せんりょのいっしつ

the mistake of a wise man

千里馬

ちょんりま

Chollima

Example Sentences

千里の道も一歩から。

Rome wasn't built in a day.