Kanji Detail for 跬 - "half-step, step length, slight"

跬

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
跬 means "half-step, step length, slight."
1. Half-step - A single pace; one foot forward.
2. Step length - The distance of one pace.
3. Slight - A small amount; a little.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

to step; stride equal to half a pace

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

to step; a stride equal to half a pace

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

brief; short step

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

short step, half-pace

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A half step is called 跬. When a person lifts one foot, it is called 跬. A 跬 is three feet. When lifting both feet, it is called 步 (step). A 步 is six feet. Appears in "Sima Fa." Therefore speaking of something very brief is called 啀步.
Onyomi

kai(かい)

ke(け)

ki(き)
Kunyomi

hitoashi
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

足 (ashi・ashihen)
Related Keywords
half step single pace foot forward length distance slight small amount little