徒 means “pupil, on foot”

と · to

Also: junior, emptiness, vanity

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いたずら, あだ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ト

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The story

Picture stepping (彳) and running (走) with no horse or cart: going on foot. Flat listings promise 駅から徒歩5分, five minutes' walk from the station, counted at 80 meters a minute, and 生徒 are pupils, those who follow along.

Used in 生徒 (seito, pupil), 徒歩 (toho, on foot), and 徒競走 (tokyousou, footrace)

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