散歩
さんぽ (する) · sanpo (suru) · JLPT N5 · noun
stroll
🚶 散歩 = scatter (散) + step (歩): scattering your steps about, no destination
散 means scatter or disperse, 歩 means step or walk. A stroll is walking with your steps scattered loosely rather than aimed at a goal. Add する to make the verb: 散歩する, to take a walk.
散 — 月 (meat) + 攵 (action) + 卄 (hemp fibers)
Originally depicted beating hemp fibers apart with a stick, with 月 (meat/flesh) added later. The core image of separating or scattering things gave rise to meanings like 'scatter,' 'disperse,' and 'loose/leisurely.' The 攵 component signals an action done by hand.