歩 = 少 + 止

歩 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “walk”. It is built from 少 (few) and 止 (stop). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 397. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: walk
RTK frame: 397
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ホ, ブ, フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ある.く, あゆ.む
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: ходить
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 歩 step

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 歩

How to find 歩 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “few” + “stop”. 歩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 歩 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.