Meaning
To travel on foot to the train station.
Cultural Background
The '10-minute walk' rule: In Japan, walking time is calculated as 80 meters per minute. So, a '10-minute walk' means the station is 800 meters away. Walking culture: Walking to the station is often the only time Japanese office workers spend outdoors, making it a key time for seasonal observation. Safety: It is very common and safe for children to walk to the station or school alone in Japan, a concept often surprising to tourists. Etiquette: While walking to the station, 'aruki-sumaho' (using a smartphone while walking) is a major social issue and often discouraged by signs.
Use 'Aruite iku'
If you want to sound more natural when talking about going somewhere, use '{歩|ある}いて{行|い}く' instead of just '{歩|ある}く'.
Particle Choice
Don't use 'ni' if you want to emphasize the walk itself. 'Made' is the standard choice for this collocation.
Meaning
To travel on foot to the train station.
Use 'Aruite iku'
If you want to sound more natural when talking about going somewhere, use '{歩|ある}いて{行|い}く' instead of just '{歩|ある}く'.
Particle Choice
Don't use 'ni' if you want to emphasize the walk itself. 'Made' is the standard choice for this collocation.
Real Estate Lingo
When looking for an apartment, look for '{駅徒歩|えきとほ}'. It's the shorthand for this phrase.
Small Talk
Complaining about the walk to the station in summer is a great way to bond with Japanese people.
Test Yourself
Fill in the missing particle.
{私|わたし}は{毎日|まいにち}{駅|えき}（ ）{歩|ある}きます。
'Made' is the correct particle to indicate the destination of a walking route.
Choose the most natural polite form.
How do you say 'I walked to the station' politely?
The past polite form of 'aruku' is 'arukimashita'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: {駅|えき}までどうやって{行|い}きますか？ B: {天気|てんき}がいいので、（ ）。
'Arukimashou' (Let's walk) fits the context of deciding how to go.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You want to tell a friend that walking to the station is good exercise.
This sentence correctly identifies the act of walking as exercise.
🎉 Score: /4
Visual Learning Aids
Transport Particles
Practice Bank
4 exercises{私|わたし}は{毎日|まいにち}{駅|えき}（ ）{歩|ある}きます。
'Made' is the correct particle to indicate the destination of a walking route.
How do you say 'I walked to the station' politely?
The past polite form of 'aruku' is 'arukimashita'.
A: {駅|えき}までどうやって{行|い}きますか？ B: {天気|てんき}がいいので、（ ）。
'Arukimashou' (Let's walk) fits the context of deciding how to go.
You want to tell a friend that walking to the station is good exercise.
This sentence correctly identifies the act of walking as exercise.
🎉 Score: /4
Frequently Asked Questions
10 questionsIt's grammatically possible but sounds like you are walking in the direction of the station without necessarily intending to reach it. '{駅|えき}まで' is much more common.
No, '{歩|ある}く' is the dictionary form. Use '{歩|ある}きます' to be polite.
Use '{駅|えき}まで{走|はし}る' (Eki made hashiru).
Say '{駅|えき}まで{歩|ある}いて5{分|ふん}かかります' (Eki made aruite go-fun kakarimasu).
In casual speech, you might just say '{駅|えき}まで{歩|ある}き' (It's a walk to the station).
Yes, but specify '{バス|ばす}{停|てい}まで{歩|ある}く' (Walk to the bus stop). '{駅|えき}' usually implies a train station.
Not necessarily, it's just a mode of transport, but it can be used in an exercise context.
'{歩|ある}く' is walking with a destination. '{散歩|さんぽ}する' is strolling for pleasure.
Yes, if asked how you will commute: '{家|いえ}から{最寄|もよ}り{駅|えき}まで{歩|ある}きます' (I walk from my house to the nearest station).
Yes, in the polite form '{歩|ある}きます'.
Related Phrases
{駅|えき}まで{走|はし}る
similarTo run to the station
{駅|えき}まで{送|おく}る
similarTo drop someone off at the station
{駅|えき}まで{迎|むか}えに{行|い}く
similarTo go to the station to meet/pick up someone
{駅|えき}から{歩|ある}く
contrastTo walk from the station
{徒歩|とほ}で{行|い}く
synonymTo go on foot
