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歩容 (ほよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

歩ほ容よう

ほ

よ

う

Meanings

1

noun

gait; manner of walking

Technical term used in medicine, sports science, and robotics to describe the pattern of walking.

理り学がく療りょう法ほう士しは患かん者じゃの歩ほ容ようを分ぶん析せきした。
The physical therapist analyzed the patient's gait.

Kanji

歩walk, counter for steps
容contain, form, looks

Similar words

歩あるき方かた
歩き方 is the common, everyday word for 'way of walking', while 歩容 is a formal, technical term.

Etymology

Compound of 歩 (walking) and 容 (form, appearance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'gait'.