歩 · to walk, step

JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

歩 means to walk, step. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 8 strokes, read あるく or ほ. It is built from 2 parts: 止 (stop, halt), 少 (few, little). It appears in 歩く (to walk) and 散歩 (walk / stroll).

筆順 · Stroke order

歩 is written in 8 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

歩 breaks into 2 parts.

• 止 semantic stop, halt · top carries the meaning
• 少 other few, little · bottom component

Words that use 歩

Word	Reading	Meaning
歩く	あるく	to walk
散歩	さんぽ	walk / stroll
進歩	しんぽ	progress / advance / development

Practise 歩

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