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歩 means 'walk'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 271   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-6    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 11    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 75 words   Used in 210 words   Used in 1040 names   Component in 7 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ホ   フ   ブ
Kun
   あるく   あゆむ to walk
Additional readings
Name    あ   ゆき   ゆみ
Variants
步  
Components
⿱  止 stop  少 few  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 歩 is used 17 times, read 5 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 歩 is used 193 times, read 5 ways (with 1 variation).
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ホ : 70 words FIND ALL
ほ ど う 0
noun
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
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ホ (read as ぽ) : 44 words FIND ALL
さ ん ぽ 0
walk; stroll
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ブ : 18 words FIND ALL
ぶ あ い 0
noun
rate; ratio; commission; percentage; poundage
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フ : 5 words FIND ALL
ふ 0
noun
pawn  (see also: 歩兵; shogi term; abbreviation)
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あるく : 45 words FIND ALL
あ る く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk
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あゆむ : 11 words FIND ALL
あ ゆ む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk; to go on foot
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An additional 18 less common words include 歩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 221 (originally: 202)  Joy o' Kanji : 202  Key to Kanji: 954 

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歩
ホ   フ   ブ   あるく    あゆむ to walk   
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少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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