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'.

〈場所ばしょ〉〉を散歩さんぽするto take a walk around/through a place
毎まい朝あさ、公こう園えんを散さん歩ぽしています。
I take a walk in the park every morning.
犬いぬの散歩さんぽをするto walk the dog
父ちちが毎まい日にち犬いぬの散さん歩ぽをしています。
My father walks the dog every day.
散歩さんぽに出でるto go out for a walk
夕ゆう方がた、少すこし散さん歩ぽに出でた。
I went out for a short walk in the evening.
〈人ひ〉と散歩〉とさんぽするto take a walk with someone
妹いもうとと川かわ沿ぞいを散さん歩ぽした。
I took a walk along the river with my sister.

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.
歩ほ行こう
散歩 means a leisurely stroll taken for pleasure, while 歩行 is purpose-neutral and can describe practical, medical, or technical walking.
歩あるき回まわるN2
散歩する means to take a leisurely walk, usually with a relaxed purpose or set route, while 歩き回る can be more aimless, restless, or exploratory.

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.