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視程 (してい, shitei) Japanese meaning: visibility | Kotomora

視し程てい

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Meanings

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Technical term used in meteorology, aviation, and navigation to indicate the maximum distance at which an object can be clearly seen.

今日きょうの視し程ていは10キロメートルです。
Today's visibility is 10 kilometers.

Kanji

視inspection, regard as, see
程extent, degree, law

Related words

可か視し性せい
可視性 is a more general term for 'visibility' in the sense of being able to be seen, while 視程 specifically refers to the measurable distance of clear sight in meteorological contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 視 (shi, 'seeing') and 程 (tei, 'distance' or 'extent'), literally 'seeing distance'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.

霧きりのため視し程ていが著いちじるしく低てい下かした。

Visibility dropped significantly due to fog.