歩幅

Japanese
Kanji in this term
歩 幅
ほ
Grade: 2		 はば
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
步幅 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 歩 (ho, “step with one's feet”) +‎ 幅 (haba, “width, breadth”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほはば [hòhábá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ha̠ba̠]

Noun

歩(ほ)幅(はば) • (hohaba) 

  1. pace, stride, the distance between two steps

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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