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    3. 瀬踏み

    瀬踏み

    瀬せ踏ぶみ​

    sounding out

    KMT10News #36+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab36 strokes

    せぶみ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    sounding out, measuring the depths (of a river)

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    川かわを渡わたる前まえに、深ふかさを瀬せ踏ぶみした。

    Before crossing the river, I measured its depth.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    新あたらしいプロジェクトを始はじめる前まえに、市いち場ばの反はんの応うを瀬せ踏ぶみする。

    Before starting a new project, we sound out the market's reaction.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    交こう渉しょうの初しょ期き段だん階かいでは、相あい手ての意い図とを慎しん重ちょうに瀬せ踏ぶみすることが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In the initial stages of negotiation, it's important to carefully sound out the other party's intentions.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    M&Aの前エムアンドエーのまえに、対たい象しょう企き業ぎょうの財ざい務む状じょう況きょうを徹て底って的いに瀬せ踏ぶみする必ひつ要ようがある。

    Before an M&A, it's necessary to thoroughly sound out the target company's financial situation.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    政せい治じ家かは、新あたらしい政せい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうする前まえに世よ論ろんを瀬せ踏ぶみする。

    Politicians sound out public opinion before announcing new policies.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    瀬
    せ…(6)
    rapids・current・torrent・shallows・shoal
    Kanji
    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
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