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step
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingふ.む、ふ.まえる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. stepRtK
  2. appraise
  3. carry through
  4. evade payment
  5. trample
    彼は彼女の感情を踏みにじった。He trampled on her feelings.tatoeba
  1. to step on
  2. to tread on
  3. to trample on
  4. to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil)
  5. to stand on

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wooden leg · mouth (口) · stop (止) · footprint (止) · wednesday · boots · water (水) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1381

Compound words

踏むふむ
to step on; to tread on; to trample on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on
踏まえるふまえる
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on
舞踏ぶとう
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
雑踏ざっとう
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
踏切ふみきり
railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; starting line
足踏みあしぶみ
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier); standstill
踏み絵ふみえ
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
踏み切るふみきる
to take off; to jump; to leap; to take the plunge; to decide
踏ん張るふんばる
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist
践踏せんとう
trampling down
踏破とうは
traversing on foot
踏鞴たたら
foot-operated bellows
踏み俵ふみだわら
sumo ring bales (step-on bales)
舞踏會ぶとうかい
ball
餅踏みもちふみ
toddler first-birthday rice cake custom
轍を踏むてつをふむ
to repeat someone's mistake
踏み外すふみはずす
to miss one's footing
踏み荒すふみあらす
to trample (down)
踏み潰すふみつぶす
to trample, to crush underfoot
踏み躙るふみにじる
to trample underfoot
踏荒らすふみあらす
to trample (down)
踏み出すふみだす
踏み込むふみこむ
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory)
仮装舞踏会かそうぶとうかい
fancy dress ball

Additional Examples

彼は舞踏会を催した。
He gave a ball.tatoeba
彼は二の足を踏んでいる。
He is thinking it over.tatoeba
彼は電車の中で、態と私の足を踏みました。
He trod on my foot on purpose in the train.tatoeba
1929年に初舞台を踏む。
He made a debut in 1929.wiki
呼び出すときには禹歩を踏む。
One walks in Uho while conjuring up Tamame.wiki

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