Dino Kids
The kanji 歩: meaning, readings and stroke order
歩
- Meaning
- walk
- On reading
- ホ ho、ブ bu、フ* fu
- Kun reading
- ある（く） aruku、あゆ（む） ayumu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 止 stop
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
- Old form
- 步
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- đi bộ (bộ)
- Japanese
- あるく。
- Korean
- 걷다 (보)
- Chinese
- 走路 (步)
Readings, words and example sentences
ホ ho · on reading
歩道
sidewalk
歩道を あるきます。
I walk on the sidewalk.
ブ bu · on reading · less common
歩合
commission, pay by rate
おじさんは 歩合で 車を 売って います。
My uncle sells cars and is paid on commission.
ある（く） aruku · kun reading
歩く
walk
毎日 学校まで 歩きます。
I walk to school every day.
あゆ（む） ayumu · kun reading · less common
歩む
walk, step forward
一歩ずつ ゆっくり 歩みます。
I walk slowly, one step at a time.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 歩 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 歩 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 2 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.