歩み・歩|あゆみayumi[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounwalking
2. nounpace; step
   何なんて歩あゆみののろいやつだろう。↗

   How slow you are!
3. nouncourse (of history, one's life, etc.); history; progress; advance; development
   入試にゅうし制度せいどの改革かいかく、カリキュラムの改革かいかくは着々ちゃくちゃくと進すすんでいるが、歩あゆみは遅おそい。↗

   The reform of both entrance examination system and curriculum makes slow progress.
4. nounpitch (of a screw, etc.)

• Synonym歩行ほこうWrittenWritten/formal term for walking as an action, as in 「歩行者」; unlike 「歩み」, it does not suggest a course of progress or development.
• Synonym歩きあるきNeutralNeutral word for everyday walking, as in 「歩きスマホ」; mostly used as part of compounds rather than on its own.
• Related散歩さんぽNeutralA stroll taken for leisure, as in 「犬の散歩」; it centers on relaxed, unhurried walking.
• Related散策さんさくWrittenWritten/formal word for strolling or wandering at leisure, as in 「町を散策する」; unlike 「歩み」, it cannot describe a course of development.
• Related歩武ほぶWrittenWritten/formal word for footsteps or pace, also a very short distance; rare in modern use — for pace in daily speech say 「歩み」.
• Related歩度ほどWrittenWritten/formal word for walking speed or stride length; it covers only the pace of movement, never a course of progress.

Use 「歩み」 for walking or footsteps and for the course or progress of things, as in 「歩みを止める」 and 「会社の歩み」. For walking as an action say 「歩行」, for a stroll 「散歩」, and for leisurely wandering 「散策」.

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1. 歩あるくこと。あしどり。