Memory phrase for the Kanji: 歩


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Meaning walk

Pronunciation

HO
aruku, ayumu

Explanation

Top: to stop 止 (= Image of the footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.), bottom: few/little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)

Mnemonic


 
Stop a little bit when walking.

Radicals

to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line 一 and stops."
walk
few
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 Vocabulary

歩く あるく  to walk
歩む あゆむ  to walk, to go on foot
散歩 さんぽ  walk, stroll
歩道 ほどう  footpath, walkway, sidewalk
横断歩道 おうだんほどう  pedestrian crossing
徒歩 とほ  walking, going on foot
譲歩 じょうほ  concession, conciliation, compromise
進歩 しんぽ  progress, development
歩み あゆみ  walking, progress


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