Memory phrase for the Kanji: 歩

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

止 to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops."
歩 walk
少 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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