快 Pleasant 苦 Painful 死 Death 地獄 Hell 天国 Paradise 現実 Reality
6
歩く

To Walk

Meaning

To Walk

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means walk so the verb version means to walk.

Reading

あるく

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You have to remember the ある portion. Imagine yourself going to walk outside. But, as you walk, you walk like a pirate. You have a peg leg, a parrot, and a hook. Lastly, you say "arrrrr" (ある). Go ahead, say it out loud while walking around your room like a pirate. It will help.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • いっしょに歩く

    to walk together

    いつものように歩く

    to walk as usual

    同じ方向に歩く

    to walk in the same direction

  • 自分の足で歩く

    to walk with one's own feet

    二人で歩く

    to walk together

    はだしで歩く

    to walk barefoot

  • 町を歩く

    to walk around town

    アスファルトの上を歩く

    to walk on the asphalt

    林の中を歩く

    to walk in the forest

Context Sentences

一人で山を歩く。

I walk in the mountains alone.

コンビニまでは歩けません。

To the convenience store is not walkable.

あなたと手をつないで歩くなんて、何年ぶりかしら。

It's the first time we've walked holding hands in a long time.

Kanji Composition