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Kanji: 歩

KANJI
歩
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あるく
あゆむ
 ON 音 
ホ
ブ
フ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
止
Radical name:
とめる
Meaning:
Walk, counter for steps
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
歩(ある)く
to walk
N5
散歩(さんぽ)する
to stroll
N3
散歩(さんぽ)
walk, stroll
N3
進歩(しんぽ)
progress, development
N3
歩道(ほどう)
footpath, walkway, sidewalk
N1
歩(あゆ)み
walking
N1
歩(あゆ)む
to walk, to go on foot
N1
譲歩(じょうほ)
concession, conciliation, compromise
N1
徒歩(とほ)
walking, going on foot
N1
歩(ふ)
pawn (in chess or shogi)
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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