道のり・道程|みちのりmichinori[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundistance; journey; itinerary
   そこまでだいぶ道みちのりがあります。↗

   You have to walk a long way to get there.
2. nounpath (e.g. to one's goal); way; process; route; road
   近代きんだい医学いがくの進歩しんぽは長ながい道程どうていを歩あゆんだ。↗

   The advancement of modern medicine was a long process.

• Synonym行程こうていNeutralA distance covered or an itinerary, and also a travel schedule; leans written. 「道のり」 also figuratively covers the process of reaching a goal.
• Synonym旅程りょていWrittenWritten style: a trip's distance and schedule, also figuratively one's life, as in 「人生の旅程」. 「道のり」 stresses how far it is and the process.
• SynonymルートNeutralLoanword for a route, also sales channels; focuses on the concrete route taken.
• SynonymコースNeutralLoanword for a route, course, or track; stresses a route laid out in advance.
• Synonym進路しんろNeutralThe direction of forward movement, also one's course after graduation; stresses direction.
• Related道みちNeutralThe most common word: a road, also the journey or a way of doing things. 「道のり」 stresses how long the distance is and the process.
• Related経路けいろNeutralThe route or channel something passes through, as in 「感染経路」; stresses the path taken.
• Related通り道とおりみちNeutralA road one passes through, the way one must take; stresses the act of passing through.
• Related道筋みちすじNeutralA route, also the thread of an argument or the course events take; stresses logical order.
• Related道順みちじゅんNeutralHow to get somewhere: the route and its order, as in 「道順を教える」.
• Related道路どうろNeutralRoads and road infrastructure, with an official flavor; does not refer to travel distance.
• Related路線ろせんNeutralA transport line (bus, train), also a policy line; stresses the line itself.
• Related通路つうろNeutralA passageway or aisle, as in 「通路側の席」; stresses the space one can pass through.
• Related途とWrittenAlso written 「途」; in written prose seen mostly in 「帰国の途」. 「道のり」 stresses the distance and the process.
• Related旅路たびじNeutralThe journey itself, with a literary flavor, as in 「人生の旅路」.
• Related順路じゅんろNeutralThe prescribed route to follow, such as a museum's 「順路」.
• RelatedラインNeutralLoanword for a line, such as a drawn line, production line, or boundary; never refers to a journey's distance.
• RelatedロードNeutralLoanword for road, used mostly in names, as in 「シルクロード」.
• Related路ちNeutralAlso written 「路」; can figuratively mean the way of life or learning, as in 「芸の道」. 「道のり」 stresses the length and hardship of the process.
• Related行路こうろWrittenWalking or traveling along roads; a written-style word that is rarely used.
• Related通い路かよいじWrittenA road one travels back and forth regularly; archaic written style, rare today.
• Related行き道ゆきみちNeutralThe road for going somewhere, as opposed to the way back; colloquial.

Use 「道のり」 for how far it is to somewhere or for the process of reaching a goal, as in 「長い道のり」. For roads in general pick 「道」, for how to get somewhere 「道順」, for a travel schedule 「行程」, and for one's forward course 「進路」. The rest serve narrower needs: set routes (「ルート」「コース」), the path taken (「経路」), passable spaces (「通路」「通り道」), or literary journeys (「旅路」「旅程」).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ある所ところに行き着いきつくまでの距離きょり。
2. ある状態じょうたいになるまでの過程かてい。