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一歩一歩 (ippoippo) Japanese meaning: step by step | Kotomora

一いっ歩ぽ一いっ歩ぽ

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Meanings

1

step by step; little by little

Emphasizes gradual, steady progress, often in learning, improvement, or approaching a goal.

一いっ歩ぽ一いっ歩ぽ、目もく標ひょうに近ちかづいて

いる

。

Step by step, I'm getting closer to my goal.

語ご学がくは一いっ歩ぽ一いっ歩ぽの積つみ重かさねが大たい切せつだ。

In language learning, steady step-by-step accumulation is important.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
歩walk, counter for steps

Related words

少すこしずつ
少しずつ means 'little by little' in a general sense, while 一歩一歩 specifically evokes the image of taking steps forward, often with a sense of deliberate effort.
着ちゃく実じつに
着実に means 'steadily' or 'surely' and focuses on reliability, whereas 一歩一歩 highlights the incremental, step-like nature of progress.

Written forms

一いっ歩ぽ一いっ歩ぽ
Standard kanji spelling.
１いっ歩ぽ１いっ歩ぽ
Variant with numeral 1; less common but seen in informal writing.

Etymology

Reduplication of 一歩 (いっぽ, 'one step'), literally 'one step, one step'.