一歩

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
ほ > ぽ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一步 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(いっ)() (ippo

  1. step; pace
    • 2005, 井上 文, さち, 新風舎, page 5,
      さちは竹林(ちくりん)(みどり)をみながら、一歩一歩(いっぽいっぽ)この石段(いしだん)をのぼるのが()きだ。
      Sachi wa chikurin no midori o minagara, ippo ippo kono ishidan o noboru no ga suki da.
      Sachi liked to walk up those stone stairs step by step while watching the green bamboo forest.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN