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JLPT N1 · Noun

歩み (ayumi)

歩み (あゆみ, ayumi) is a Japanese noun meaning “walking”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あゆみ
Romaji
ayumi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. walking · noun
  2. pace; step · noun
  3. course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; progress; advance; development · noun
  4. pitch (of a screw, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

何て歩みののろいやつだろう。
How slow you are!
Tatoeba #187812
入試制度の改革、カリキュラムの改革は着々と進んでいるが、歩みは遅い。
The reform of both entrance examination system and curriculum makes slow progress.
Tatoeba #122065

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 歩み

歩
walk, counter for stepsホ・ブ・ある.く・あゆ.む · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 歩み.

歩くあるくto walk散歩さんぽwalk進歩しんぽprogress歩道ほどうfootpath歩ほstep初歩しょほbasics徒歩とほwalking歩むあゆむto walk譲歩じょうほconcession

Source: JMdict entry 1514330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.