程
ほど · hodo · JLPT N4 · noun
degree
📏 程 = grain 禾 + present 呈: grain handed in and measured, so an extent
Etymology: 禾 (grain) plus 呈 (to present, also the sound part). Grain presented for measuring gave the sense of a set amount, hence degree or extent. Sound hook: HOw much DOes it take? ho-do, the word for how much.