ステップ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Russian степь (stepʹ).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ステ​ップ [sùtéꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sɨ̥ᵝte̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ステップ • (suteppu) 

1. steppe (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia)

Related terms

• 草原(そうげん) (sōgen, “plains, grasslands”)
• 草地(くさち) (kusachi, “grassland; meadow”)
• サバンナ (sabanna, “savanna”)
• プレーリー (purērī, “prairie”)

Etymology 2

From English step.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ステ​ップ [sùtéꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sɨ̥ᵝte̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ステップ • (suteppu) 

1. step

Related terms

• 段(だん) (dan, “step”)
• 階段(かいだん) (kaidan, “stairway, steps”)
• 歩(ほ) (ho, “step, pace”)
• 歩調(ほちょう) (hochō, “pace, step”)
• 足取(あしど)り (ashidori, “gait, step”)
• 足元(あしもと) (ashimoto, “footprint; area around one's feet, one's step”)