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歩 kanji
walk, counter for steps
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
ホブフ
Kun readings
あるくあゆむ
Variant forms
步Words with 歩
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —百歩譲ってfor the sake of argument; even if that were true
- —初歩の初歩absolute basics; very rudiments
- —散歩がてらwhile out on a walk; while strolling; in a strolling manner
- —横断歩行者road crosser; pedestrian crossing the road
- —機械化歩兵mechanized infantry
- —散歩コースwalking route; strolling course
- —譲歩接続詞concessive conjunction
- —運歩色葉集Unpoirohashuu (Muromachi-era dictionary)
- —進歩保守党Progressive Conservative Party
- —歩兵戦闘車両infantry fighting vehicle
- —歩調を揃えるto keep step with
- —一歩間違うとmake one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
- —単純踏歩変換simple change (horse gait)
- —歩行者用信号(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
- —繋駕速歩競走harness racing
- —三八式歩兵銃Arisaka Type 38 rifle
- —三歩下がってwith humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; three steps behind
- —一歩も引かないnot budging an inch; to stand one's ground
- —歩調を合わせるto act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
- —一歩を踏み出すto step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with