How to say “walking” in Japanese | 徒歩 (とほ、toho)

The Japanese vocabulary「徒歩 (とほ、toho)」means “walking.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	徒歩
Hiragana	とほ
Romaji Reading	toho
English Meaning	walking (Noun)

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

It’s a five-minute walk from my home to the bus stop.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	自宅じたくからバス停ていまで徒歩とほ五分ごふんだ。
Romaji Reading	Jitaku kara basutei made toho gohun da.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	自宅からバス停まで徒歩五分です。
Romaji Reading	Jitaku kara basutei made toho gohun desu.

It’s difficult/hard to go on foot.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	徒歩とほで行いくのはきつい。
Romaji Reading	Toho de iku no wa kitsui.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	徒歩で行くのはきついです。
Romaji Reading	Toho de iku no wa kitsui desu.

I’ll go to the parking lot by car and then walk from there.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	駐車ちゅうしゃ場じょうまで車くるまで行いって、そこからは徒歩とほで移動いどうする。
Romaji Reading	Chūshajō made kuruma de itte, soko kara wa toho de idō suru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	駐車場車まで車で行って、そこからは徒歩で移動します。
Romaji Reading	Chūshajō made kuruma de itte, soko kara wa toho de idō shimasu.

The literal translation of「徒歩とほで移動いどうする」and「徒歩で移動します」is “will move on foot.”
By the way, translating it as “I’ll drive to the parking lot and then walk from there.” is not the exact English translation. If you do not know the reason, please learn about it in our private lessons or mail support.

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