歩行|ほこうhokou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbwalking; walk
    この患者かんじゃさんたちは歩行ほこうが困難こんなんです。↗
    These patients have trouble walking.
Conjugation
Dictionary form歩行する(ほこうする)
Polite (masu)歩行します(ほこうします)
Negative (nai)歩行しない(ほこうしない)
polite (masen)歩行しません(ほこうしません)
classical zu / nu歩行せず・歩行せぬ(ほこうせず・ほこうせぬ)
Past (ta)歩行した(ほこうした)
polite (mashita)歩行しました(ほこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)歩行しなかった(ほこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)歩行しませんでした(ほこうしませんでした)
Te form歩行して(ほこうして)
Potential歩行できる(ほこうできる)
Passive歩行される(ほこうされる)
Causative歩行させる(ほこうさせる)
Causative passive歩行させられる(ほこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)歩行すれば(ほこうすれば)
tara歩行したら(ほこうしたら)
Volitional歩行しよう(ほこうしよう)
polite (mashou)歩行しましょう(ほこうしましょう)
Imperative歩行しろ(ほこうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym歩みあゆみWrittenWritten word for steps or a course of progress, as in 「歴史の歩み」; 「歩行」 is the act of walking itself, mostly in medical and traffic contexts.
  • Synonym歩むあゆむWrittenWritten word: to walk, or figuratively to go through life; 「歩行」 means only walking.
  • Synonym歩きあるきCasualColloquial word for walking or going on foot; 「歩行」 is the formal written term.
  • Related散歩さんぽNeutralA stroll taken to relax; 「歩行」 is the act of walking itself.
  • Related散策さんさくWrittenWritten word for a leisurely stroll; 「歩行」 is just the act of walking.
  • Related歩くあるくNeutralThe verb 'to walk' and the most common choice; 「歩行」 is a written noun.
  • Antonym静止せいしWrittenWritten word for being stationary; the opposite of 「歩行」, which is continuous movement.

Use 「歩行」 for walking in medical and traffic contexts, as in 「歩行者」 and 「歩行訓練」. For everyday walking say 「歩く」, for a stroll 「散歩」, and in written style for a course or progress 「歩み」; the opposite is 「静止」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 歩あるくこと。
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