散歩 (さんぽ, sanpo) Japanese meaning: walk | Kotomora

散さん歩ぽ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

散歩する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

A leisurely walk, often for pleasure or health. Commonly used with する to mean 'take a walk'.

散さん策さく
散歩 is a simple, everyday walk for exercise or pleasure, while 散策 suggests wandering or exploring a place at leisure.
ウォーキング
散歩 is a relaxed, casual walk, whereas ウォーキング refers to walking done specifically as exercise or fitness training.
遊ゆう歩ほ
散歩 is the everyday, casual word for taking a walk, while 遊歩 sounds more formal and often implies a leisurely stroll through a scenic promenade.
徘はい徊かい
散歩 is a purposeful, leisurely walk, while 徘徊 implies aimless or suspicious wandering.

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ウォーク
散歩 is the everyday native word for a casual, leisurely stroll, while ウォーク is a loanword typically used for organized walking events, fitness walking, or as part of compound nouns.
ジョギングN4
散歩 is a leisurely walk with no exertion, whereas ジョギング involves running at a steady pace for exercise.
ハイキングN4
散歩 is a casual stroll often taken in a park or neighborhood, while ハイキング specifically means walking in nature or on trails.
歩あるくN5
歩く is the plain verb for walking in general, while 散歩する specifically means to take a walk for leisure or exercise.

回かいN4
Used when counting walks/strolls as occurrences rather than the physical act itself.

散さん歩ぽUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
さんぽUsage2%
散さん步ぽUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kyūjitai form; not used in modern writing.

Compound of 散 (scatter, disperse) and 歩 (walk, step), literally 'scattered walking', referring to a leisurely walk.