Where does “歩” come from?

歩 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 歩兵, from Chinese 步兵 — infantry; infantryman; foot soldier; uncensored...

歩 (Japanese): a step; pawn; a unit of land measurement

Definitions

  1. a step; pawn; a unit of land measurement

Ancestry of “歩”, step by step

歩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 歩兵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歩兵an infantryman, foot soldier
2Chinese步兵infantry; infantryman; foot soldier; uncensored...

via Middle Chinese 步

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese步—

Words derived from “歩”

Every word from Chinese 步兵 →Every word from Japanese 歩兵 →