| ど | っ | 
|---|---|
| 独 | 
| ぽ | 
|---|
| 歩 | 
noun, takes する, intransitive verb
- walking alone, walking without assistance.
- self-reliance, being independent.
takes genitive case の
- unique, matchless, unparalleled, unequaled, unrivaled, unchallenged, peerless.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 | 独歩 | どっぽ | ||||||
| 
 
 | 独歩 | どくほ | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
single, alone, spontaneously
ドク ひと.り どっ (5th, N1)
walk, counter for steps
ある.く ブ ホ (2nd, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)