also: じょうほ
noun
Refers specifically to the four-beat gait of a horse, the slowest natural gait. Used in equestrian contexts.
See also: 並み足
馬の常歩は、四本の脚がそれぞれ別々に着地する歩き方です。
The horse's walk is a gait where each of the four legs lands separately.
初心者はまず常歩から練習を始
Beginners first start practicing from the walk.
Alternate spelling using 並み (average, ordinary) for the same meaning; cross-referenced.
On'yomi reading; rarely used in modern contexts. Included for recognition.
常 (ordinary, usual) + 歩 (walk, step). The reading なみあし is a jukujikun where 常 is read as なみ (ordinary) and 歩 as あし (step).