歩あるき

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

walk; walking

General noun for the act of walking; can also be used adjectivally with の.

• 朝あさの歩あるきは気き持もちがいい。

  A morning walk feels good.

• 歩あるきの旅たびに出でる。

  I set out on a walking journey.

noun

foot messenger

Only with reading あるき

Archaic term for a courier who delivered messages on foot in a town or village.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、町まちの歩あるきが知しらせを届とどけた。

  In the Edo period, a town foot messenger delivered the news.