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歩

Kanji 歩: meaning "walk", readings, stroke order

The kanji 歩 means "walk". On'yomi: ホ、ブ、フ; kun'yomi: あるく、あゆむ. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
walk
On'yomi
ホブフ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
あるくあゆむ
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
步 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 歩

  • 歩く あるく — To walk
  • 散歩 さんぽ — Walk / stroll
  • 進歩 しんぽ — Progress
  • 歩道 ほどう — sidewalk
  • 横断歩道 おうだんほどう — crosswalk
  • ～歩 ～ほ — step, pace
  • 初歩 しょほ — elements, rudiments
  • 徒歩 とほ — walking, going on foot
  • 歩み あゆみ — step, progress, history
  • 歩む あゆむ — to walk
  • 譲歩 じょうほ — concession, conciliation, compromise

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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