Step

by Nao

aru-ku, ayu-mu, ho, bu, fu, po

Aru-ku is the verb to walk. You can use this to count steps. Counting steps from one to ten goes like ippo (1 po), niho (2 ho), sanpo (3 po), yonho (4 ho), goho (5 ho), roppo (6 po), nanaho (7 ho), happo (8 po), kyūho (9 ho) and jippo (10 po).

Ayu-mu also means to walk. It implies making some progress step by step.

Taking a walk is sanpo of which the san means scattering.

Draw the upper part first.

1. Draw the vertical stroke from the top.
2. Draw the horizontal stroke from the center of the first vertical stroke.
3. Draw the vertical stroke on the left.
4. Draw the longest horizontal line.
5. Draw the vertical stroke with an upward turn from the center of the previous stroke.
6. Draw the sweeping stroke on the left.
7. Draw the dot on the right.
8. Draw the longest sweeping stroke below the previous stroke to the lower left corner.