1.
fast walking; brisk walk
Walking at a speed faster than normal pace, often as a form of exercise.
毎朝速歩で通勤している。
I commute by brisk walking every morning.
健康のために一日三十分の速歩が推奨されている。
Thirty minutes of brisk walking per day is recommended for health.
速歩とゆっくりした歩行を交互に繰り返すインターバル速歩が注目されている。
Interval walking, which alternates between brisk walking and slow walking, is gaining attention.
2.
trot (of a horse)
A gait of a horse between a walk and a canter, in which diagonal pairs of legs move together.
馬が速歩で走っている。
The horse is trotting.
乗馬レッスンでは、まず常歩を覚えてから速歩に進む。
In horseback riding lessons, you first learn the walk before progressing to the trot.
速歩のとき、騎手は馬のリズムに合わせて体を上下させる。
During the trot, the rider moves their body up and down in rhythm with the horse.
A compound of 速 (fast, speed) and 歩 (walk, step). Has two main domains of use: exercise/fitness and equestrian.
In the fitness context, 速歩 refers to power walking or brisk walking, which has become popular as a moderate-intensity exercise. "Interval 速歩" is a well-known Japanese exercise method developed at Shinshu University.
In equestrian terminology, 速歩 is the standard Japanese term for the trot, one of the basic horse gaits.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- インターバル速歩: interval walking (exercise method)
- 速歩で歩く: to walk briskly
- 速歩訓練: trot training (equestrian)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 早足: fast pace, quick step — everyday word for walking quickly
- ウォーキング: walking (as exercise) — loanword commonly used for fitness walking
- 常歩: walk (horse gait) — slower than a trot