Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 歩


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Meaning

walk

Pronunciation

HO
aruku, ayumu

Explanation

Top: to stop (= Image of the footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.), bottom: few/little (Such a small stroke is too little.)

Mnemonic

Stop a little bit when walking.

Radicals

to stop(At top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops.")
walk
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


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