徒歩

See also: 徒步

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
徒	歩
と Grade: 4	ほ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
徒步 (kyūjitai)

Sino-Japanese word from 徒步, maybe from Middle Chinese. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とほ [tóꜜhò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞ho̞]

Noun

徒(と)歩(ほ) • (toho)

going on foot
駅(えき)から徒歩(とほ)五(ご)分(ふん)。
Eki kara toho go fun.
It's a 5-minute walk from the station

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
徒	歩
かち
Grade: 4	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
徒步 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 徒歩 – see the following entry.

【かち】	[noun] 徒, 歩, 歩行, 徒歩: (dated) walking, going on foot [noun] 徒, 歩, 歩行, 徒歩, 徒士: (historical) a lower-level samurai who accompanies with the master in walking and goes on the beginning of the parade Alternative spellings 徒, 歩, 歩行, 徒士

(This term, 徒歩, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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