歩子
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 歩 | 子 |
| あゆ Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 步子 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 歩 (ayu, appears to be the truncated stem of verb 歩む (ayumu, “to progress, to proceed, to move along”)) + 子 (ko, “child”, common suffixing element in feminine names).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠jɯ̟ko̞]
Proper noun
歩子 • (Ayuko)
- a female given name
Descendants
- English: Ayuko
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 歩 | 子 |
| あゆ(み) Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 步子 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 歩み (ayumi, “progressing, proceeding”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 歩む (ayumu, “to progress, to proceed, to move along”)) + 子 (ko, “child”, common suffixing element in feminine names).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠jɯ̟mʲiko̞]
Proper noun
歩子 • (Ayumiko)
- a female given name
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 歩 | 子 |
| ふ(み) Grade: 2 |
ね Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 步子 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 踏み (fumi, “stepping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 踏む (fumu, “to step”)) + 子 (ne, “in ancient Japanese, the name of an hour, the zodiac rat, or an alternative name for north”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟mʲine̞]
Proper noun
歩子 • (Fumine)
- a female given name
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 歩 | 子 |
| ほ > ぽ Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 步子 (kyūjitai) |
Unknown. The ko ending is the common 子 (ko) suffixing element in feminine names.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [po̞ko̞]
Proper noun
歩子 • (Poko)
- a female given name (rare)