歩 (ふ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

歩 (ふ) means pawn (chess or shogi piece).

See example sentences below.

歩 at a glance

歩

ふfu

N1noun

pawn (chess or shogi piece)

歩ふfuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

pawn (chess or shogi piece)

Example 1

将棋の歩を動かした。

Translation

I moved the pawn in shogi.

Example 2

チェスで歩が敵に取られた。

Translation

The pawn was captured in chess.