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JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate

歩む

To walk a figurative path, such as through life or history.

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Other forms

歩みます polite form
歩んだ plain past
歩んで te-form
歩まない plain negative
Verb (Godan, Intransitive)

To walk a path (figurative)

Describes the progression along a metaphorical path, such as the course of history, a career, or one’s life.

Example

彼 は 医者 として の 道 を 歩ん で き た 。

He has followed the path of a doctor.

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To walk a figurative path, such as through life or history.
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