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Kanji Detail for 歩 - "to walk"

歩

  • Meaning

    歩 means "to walk." Also associated with gait, to measure.

    1. Walk - To move on foot; to step forward.

    2. Gait - The manner of walking; pace.

    3. Measure - To calculate celestial movements.

    4. Rate - A proportion; a percentage.

    5. Unit - A measure of length or interest rate.

  • Words using 歩

    • 公定歩合 こうていぶあい Listen official discount (bank) rate
    • 一歩 いっぽ Listen (a) step; one step; level
    • 譲歩 じょうほ Listen concession; conciliation; compromise
    • 進歩 しんぽ Listen progress; advance; improvement
    • 第一歩 だいいっぽ Listen first step
    • 徒歩 とほ Listen walking; going on foot
    • 歩調 ほちょう Listen pace; step; cadence
    • 散歩 さんぽ Listen walk; stroll

  • Four-character idioms with 歩

    • 日進月歩 にっしんげっぽ Listen steady progress; rapid advance
    • 古今独歩 ここんどっぽ Listen unmatched in history; unequaled in history
    • 横行闊歩 おうこうかっぽ Listen swaggering
    • 独立独歩 どくりつどっぽ Listen self-reliance; self-help
    • 酔歩蹣跚 すいほまんさん Listen tipsy lurch; reeling gait; staggering gait

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    • Verified meaning: to walk
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あと, あゆ, あゆみ, あゆむ)
    • Also carries these associations: gait, to measure

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 歩

    Given names 歩(あと)Listen 歩(あゆ)Listen 歩(あゆみ)Listen 歩(あゆむ)Listen 歩(あるく)Listen 歩(あんぽ)Listen 歩(すすむ)Listen

    Surnames 歩(お)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    walk; counter for steps

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    step

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 步[bu4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bu(ブ) ブ

    fu(フ) フ

    ho(ホ) ホ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aru.ku(ある-く) ある-く

    ayumu(あゆ-む) あゆ-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    止 (tomeru・tomehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to walk gait to measure pace step stride advance stroll march hike amble foot shogi piece unit of length area unit interest rate

Sentences including 歩

  • I'm too tired to walk.

  • What do you say to going for a walk?

  • I don't want to take a walk now.

  • A short walk brought me to the museum.

  • He was in the habit of taking a walk after supper.

  • An hour's walk brought me to the next village.

  • He walked up and down the room.

  • She can hardly walk , let alone run.

  • In those days , i made it a point to take a walk before breakfast.

  • I usually walk to school.

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