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    3. 前車の轍を踏む

    前車の轍を踏む

    前ぜん車しゃの​轍てつを​踏ふむ​

    to repeat someone's mistake

    NTVerbHistoryKanji Vocab57 strokes

    ぜんしゃのてつをふむ

    Verb

    1.
    to repeat someone's mistake, to make the same mistake as one's predecessor, to follow the ruts of a previous cart
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 57

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    Kanji
    車
    くるま…(3)
    car
    Kanji
    轍
    わだちい・わだち…(1)
    rut・wheel track
    Kanji
    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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