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踏む

ふむ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to step on
2to tread on
3to trample on
4to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil)
5to stand on
6to visit
7to experience
8to undergo

Example sentence

ペダルを踏むたびごとに、車輪が一回転する。

Each time you step on the pedal, the wheel turns once.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

踏Step, Trample, Carry Through15 strokes

More words with 踏

踏まえるふまえる · to be based onN1 足踏みあしぶみ · stepping (in place)踏ん張るふんばる · to brace one's legs 踏み切るふみきる · to take off 舞踏ぶとう · dance (esp. Western style)雑踏

Full entry on Jisho

ざっとう ·

hustle and bustle

踏み絵ふみえ · fumi-e

踏み込むふみこむ · to step into (someone else's territory, to break into, to raidN1

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