"一歩" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ip̚po̞] Forms: 一歩 [canonical] (ruby: (いっ), ()), ippo [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|いっぽ}} 一(いっ)歩(ぽ) • (ippo)
  1. step; pace Derived forms: 千里の道も一歩から (senri no michi mo ippo kara) (ruby: 千里(せんり), (みち), 一歩(いっぽ))
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          "roman": "senri no michi mo ippo kara",
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            ],
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          "ruby": [
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            ],
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          "english": "Thanks to the efforts of many people, including local residents, recovery and reconstruction have progressed step by step.",
          "ref": "2025 August 15 (last accessed), 石破茂 [Shigeru Ishiba], quotee, “第217回国会 参議院 本会議 第3号 令和7年1月29日 [217th Diet House of Councilors Plenary Session No. 3 January 29, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library]:",
          "roman": "Kore made, jimoto no katagata o hajime ōku no katagata no go-jinryoku ni yori, fukkyū fukkō wa ippo ippo mae ni susunde mairi mashita.",
          "text": "これまで、地元の方々を始め多くの方々の御尽力により、復旧復興は一歩一歩前に進んでまいりました。",
          "translation": "Thanks to the efforts of many people, including local residents, recovery and reconstruction have progressed step by step.",
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          "千里",
          "せんり"
        ],
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          "道",
          "みち"
        ],
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          "いっぽ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "千里の道も一歩から"
    }
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          "歩",
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            [
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              "いっぽいっぽ"
            ],
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              "石段",
              "いしだん"
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              "好",
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          "roman": "Kore made, jimoto no katagata o hajime ōku no katagata no go-jinryoku ni yori, fukkyū fukkō wa ippo ippo mae ni susunde mairi mashita.",
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      "ipa": "[ip̚po̞]"
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Download raw JSONL data for 一歩 meaning in Japanese (2.7kB)

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