JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 10

歩 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

walk

On
ホho フfu ブbu
Kun
あるくaruku あゆむayumu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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歩8 strokes

How to write 歩: stroke order

歩 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

歩 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 歩 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 歩

The parts 歩 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 止

    stop

    Radical

  • 少

    few; little

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 10