Word Meaning 一歩

いっぽ ippo

一歩 is read as いっぽ (ippo) and means (a) step.

Meaning

English

  1. (a) step
  2. one step
  3. small degree
  4. small amount
  5. level
  6. stage
  7. step

Reading

Kana

いっぽ

Romaji

ippo

Writing Variants

  • 1歩 いっぽ ippo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12506 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一日一歩

いちにちいっぽ

one step each day

一歩手前

いっぽてまえ

just this side of

一歩下がる

いっぽさがる

to behave humbly

一歩先

いっぽさき

one step ahead

一歩ずつ

いっぽずつ

stepwise

後一歩

あといっぽ

not quite

今一歩

いまいっぽ

not quite

歩一歩

ほいっぽ

step by step

一歩を踏み出す

いっぽをふみだす

to start on a project, etc.

一歩前進

いっぽぜんしん

(a) step forward

一歩譲る

いっぽゆずる

to be slightly inferior

Example Sentences

10

もういっぽもあるけない。

I can't walk another step.

いぬがわたしのうしろをいっぽずつあるいた。

The dog walked behind me one step at a time.

かれはいっぽまえにでた。

He took one step forward.

あせらなくていい。いっぽずつすすもう。

No need to rush. Let's move forward one step at a time.

It's a big step.

Move forward one step.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

I can't walk any farther.

The first step is the most important step.

First things first.