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    3. 踏む

    踏む

    踏ふむ​

    to step on

    N4KMT8News #19+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    履む践む

    ふむ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to step on, to tread on, to trample on
    2.
    to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit
    3.
    to experience, to undergo
    4.
    to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete
    5.
    to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise
    6.
    to rhyme
    7.
    to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

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    Speed1.0x

    足あしを踏ふむ。

    To step on a foot.

    KMT3Daily Life
    彼かれはブレーキを強つよく踏ふんだ。

    He stepped hard on the brake.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    玄げん関かんで靴くつを脱ぬぎ、スリッパに履はき替かえてから部へ屋やに踏ふみ入いる。

    Take off your shoes at the entrance, change into slippers, and then step into the room.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    日に本ほんでは、畳たたみの部へ屋やに土ど足そくで踏ふみ入いることはマナー違い反はんだ。

    In Japan, stepping into a tatami room with outdoor shoes is a breach of etiquette.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHome & Housing
    彼かれは多おおくの困こん難なんを踏ふんで、現げん在ざいの地ち位いを築きずいた。

    He overcame many difficulties to build his current position.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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