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302Japanese maxim 格言

一日一歩、三日で三歩

Ichinichi ippo, mikka de sanpo

“One step a day: in three days, three steps.”

The meaning

The arithmetic is modest and unanswerable. Progress does not need to be spectacular to be real — it needs to be daily.

At the origin

A modern Japanese popular saying, part of everyday speech.

The characters

In practice

Count your steps of the week — not your leaps.

Editorial note

Modern saying in common use.

Themes

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