歩く
あるく
hepburn aruku
to walk
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 駅まで歩きます。I walk to the station.
- 公園を歩くのが好きです。I like walking in the park.
Collocations
~まで歩く (walk to)~を歩く (walk around)歩いて行く (go on foot)歩道 (hodou, sidewalk)散歩 (sanpo, stroll)
Mnemonic
歩く aruku — godan -ku. Distinct from 走る hashiru (run) — Japanese splits walk/run sharply. To indicate "on foot" instead of a vehicle: 歩いて行く. The compound 散歩 sanpo (stroll) uses onyomi ぽ.
Quick check
"I go to the station on foot" — natural Japanese?