JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 歩: "walk, counter for steps"
The kanji 歩 means "walk, counter for steps". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ホ, ブ, フ in on'yomi and ある.く, あゆ.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホブフ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ある.くあゆ.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | walk, counter for steps |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 554 of 2,501 |
Common words with 歩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 歩くto walk
- 一歩(a) step; one step · level; stage; step
- 散歩walk; stroll
- 歩むto walk; to go on foot · to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience
- 歩み寄るto compromise; to meet halfway · to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
- 歩step; stride · counter for steps
- 歩みmarche, pas · allure, rythme
- 歩き回るto walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around
- 進歩progress; advance; improvement; development
- 徒歩walking; going on foot
- 出歩くto go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
- 持ち歩くto carry around; to carry on one's person
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