Step

"Step" in Japanese

ひとまたぎ

hitomatagi

(small space or distance)

ステップ

suteppu

(pace)

do

(music: interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale)

檣座

shōza

(nautical: framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft)

ho

(space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)

歩き方

arukikata

(manner of walking)

dan

(one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

dan

(running board)

段階

dankai

(proceeding; measure; action; act)

行程

kōtei

(proceeding; measure; action; act)

行程

kōtei

(in the plural: walk; passage)

足並み

ashinami

(manner of walking)

足取り

ashidori

(pace)

足跡

ashiato

(footstep)

足音

ashioto

(manner of walking)

踏み台

fumidai

(in the plural: portable framework of stairs)

道のり

michinori

(proceeding; measure; action; act)

道のり

michinori

(in the plural: walk; passage)

歩く

aruku

(intransitive: to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance)

歩む

ayumu

(intransitive: to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely)

立てる

tateru

(transitive, nautical: to erect)

踏み入れる

fumi-ireru

(intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

踏み出す

fumi-dasu

(intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

踏む

fumu

(intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.