歩 – walk, counter for steps

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The kanji 歩 means walk, counter for steps. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ホ、ブ、フ (ho, bu, fu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ある.く、あゆ.む (aruku, ayumu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 止 (no. 77).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ホ	ho
On’yomi	ブ	bu
On’yomi	フ	fu
Kun’yomi	ある.く	aruku
Kun’yomi	あゆ.む	ayumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 止 (Kangxi radical 77). Components: ノ・止・小.

Words using 歩

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Example sentences

歩いて行きますか？それともバスで行きますか？

Will you go on foot or by bus?

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公園を散歩しましょう。

Let's take a walk in the park.

Tatoeba #174014

科学の進歩は止まることがない。

Advance in science is continuous.

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Kanji with the same radical

正歳止武歴歯歪

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