“Milestone” in Japanese
Short answer
Milestone in Japanese is “立て石” (tateishi). Full meaning: milestone, stone signpost; standing stone (e.g. in garden); menhir.
Other ways to say “Milestone” in Japanese
一里塚
ichirizuka milestone (1 ri apart)
マイルストーン
mairusutoon milestone
里程標
riteihyou milepost, milestone
坂
saka slope, incline, hill; milestone, (age) mark
新機軸
shinkijiku innovation, new departure, milestone, breakthrough
阪
saka slope, incline, hill; milestone, (age) mark
区切り
kugiri pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation; break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
句切
kugiri pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation; break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
区切
kugiri pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation; break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
句切り
kugiri pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation; break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
くぎり
kugiri pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation; break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)
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