#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <queue>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <tuple>
#include <deque>
#include <numeric>
#include <bitset>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cassert>
#include <chrono>
#include <random>
#include <limits>
#include <iterator>
#include <functional>
#include <sstream>
#include <complex>
using namespace std;

#define chmax(x, y) x = max(x, y)
#define chmin(x, y) x = min(x, y)

typedef long long ll;
typedef uint64_t ull;
typedef pair<int, int> P;
typedef pair<int, double> Pid;
typedef pair<double, int> Pdi;
typedef pair<ll, int> Pl;
typedef pair<ll, ll> Pll;
typedef pair<int, pair<int, int>> PP;
typedef pair<P, int> PPi;
constexpr double PI = 3.1415926535897932;   // acos(-1)
constexpr double EPS = 1e-9;
constexpr int INF = 1001001001;
constexpr int mod = 1e+9 + 7;
// constexpr int mod = 998244353;

vector<vector<int>> dist(2005, vector<int>(2005, INF));
constexpr int dx[2] = {1, 0};
constexpr int dy[2] = {0, 1};

struct info{
    int x, y, d;
    info(int x = 0, int y = 0, int d = 0) : x(x), y(y), d(d) {}
};

int main(){
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);

    int h, w;
    cin >> h >> w;
    vector<string> s(h);
    for(int i = 0; i < h; ++i)  cin >> s[i];

    queue<info> que;
    dist[0][0] = 0;
    que.push(info(0, 0, 0));
    while(!que.empty()){
        info p = que.front();
        que.pop();
        int x = p.x, y = p.y, d = p.d;
        for(int i = 0; i < 2; ++i){
            int nx = x + dx[i], ny = y + dy[i];
            if(nx < 0 || nx >= h || ny < 0 || ny >= w)  continue;
            if(s[nx][ny] == '.'){
                if(dist[x][y] + 1 < dist[nx][ny]){
                    dist[nx][ny] = dist[x][y] + 1;
                    que.push(info(nx, ny, d + 1));
                }
            }
            else{   // s[nx][ny] == 'k'
                int next = dist[x][y] + 1 + (d + 1);
                if(next < dist[nx][ny]){
                    dist[nx][ny] = next;
                    que.push(info(nx, ny, d + 1));
                }
            }
        }
    }
    cout << dist[h - 1][w - 1] << endl;
}