歩

Translingual

Stroke order (Japan)

Glyph origin

Alteration of 步, with 𣥂 replaced by the more common 少.

Han character

歩 (Kangxi radical 77, 止+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 難卜中一竹 (XYLMH) or 卜中一竹 (YLMH), composition ⿱止少)

Derived characters

渉, 捗, 頻

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 576, character 10
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16284
Dae Jaweon: page 966, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1441, character 2
Unihan data for U+6B69

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 歩 – see 步 (“to walk; to stroll; to measure distance by steps; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 步).

Japanese

Shinjitai	歩
Kyūjitai	步

Kanji

歩

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 步)

Readings

Go-on: ぶ (bu, Jōyō)
Kan-on: ほ (ho, Jōyō)
Kan’yō-on: ふ (fu, Jōyō ^†)
Kun: あるく (aruku, 歩く, Jōyō)、あゆむ (ayumu, 歩む, Jōyō)、かち (kachi, 歩)
Nanori: あゆみ (ayumi)、すすむ (susumu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
歩
ほ Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
步 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 步 (MC buH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほ [hóꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ho̞]

Noun

歩(ほ) • (ho)

a literal (foot)step: walk, walking
a figurative step: progress, progression

Affix

歩(ほ) • (ho)

(foot)step, walk
advancement, progression

Derived terms

Counter

歩(ほ) • (-ho)

steps, footsteps

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
歩
ぶ Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
步 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 步 (MC buH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶ [bù] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟]

Noun

歩(ぶ) • (bu)

a traditional unit of measurement:
1. for land area, equal to 6 square 尺 (shaku) or 3.306 square metres
  Synonym: 坪 (tsubo)
2. for length, also equal to 6 尺 (shaku) or approximately 1.8 metres
(finance) by extension of 分 (bu, literally “one-tenth”):
1. a percentage on interest; compare English commission
2. the lending and borrowing of interest itself

Affix

歩(ぶ) • (bu)

percentage, proportion, ratio

Derived terms

歩(ぶ)合(あい) (buai)
日(ひ)歩(ぶ) (hibu)

Suffix

歩(ぶ) • (-bu)

in measuring 町 (chō, “block”), 段 (tan, “300 bu/tsubo”), etc., indicates no decimal points added; compare English even, precisely

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
歩
ふ Grade: 2
kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
步 (kyūjitai)

Short form or clipping of 歩兵 (fuhyō).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふ [fù] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟]

Noun

歩(ふ) • (fu)

(shogi, colloquial) a foot soldier (piece that can move one space forward), erroneously called as the equivalent of the pawn in Western chess

Derived terms

二(に)歩(ふ) (nifu)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
歩
あゆ(み) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
步 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of 歩み (ayumi), the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 歩む (ayumu, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あゆみ [àyúmíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [a̠jɯ̟mʲi]

Proper noun

歩(あゆみ) • (Ayumi)

a female given name

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
歩
あゆ(む) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
步 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of verb 歩む (ayumu, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あゆむ [àyúꜜmù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [a̠jɯ̟mɯ̟]

Proper noun

歩(あゆむ) • (Ayumu)

a male or female given name

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

歩 • (bo) (hangeul 보, revised bo, McCune–Reischauer po, Yale po)

Rare form of 步: to walk, step

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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