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    3. 足踏み

    足踏み

    足あし踏ぶみ​

    stepping (in place)

    KMT7News #17+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab24 strokes

    足ぶみ足ふみ

    あしぶみ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    stepping (in place), stamping (up and down), stomping, marking time (for a soldier)
    2.
    standstill, stalemate

    Stroke 0 / 24

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    準じゅん備び運うん動どうとして、その場ばで足あし踏ぶみをした。

    As a warm-up, I stepped in place.

    KMT4Daily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    寒さむかったので、体からだを温あたためるために足あし踏ぶみをした。

    Because it was cold, I stepped in place to warm up my body.

    KMT6Daily Life
    交こう渉しょうは足あし踏ぶみ状じょう態たいが続つづいている。

    The negotiations continue to be at a standstill.

    KMT7Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうが足あし踏ぶみ状じょう態たいとなり、多おおくの企き業ぎょうが苦くるしんでいる。

    Economic growth has stalled, and many companies are struggling.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career
    新あたらしいプロジェクトは、資し金きん調ちょう達たつの面めんで足あし踏ぶみしている。

    The new project is at a standstill regarding fundraising.

    KMT8Business & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
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