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Illustration of 踏む

踏ふむ

ふむ fumu Play N4 Godan verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

足の裏などを物の上に置いて押さえる。 to step on

Example 1

足あしを踏ふむつもりはなかったのです。

I didn't mean to step on your foot.

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Example 2

その男は私の足を踏んだのにわびることさえしなかった。

The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.

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Kanji breakdown

踏

N1

step; trample; carry through; appraise; evade payment

On reading
トウ
Kun reading
ふ.む、ふ.まえる
Radical
足
Illustration of 踏切

踏切

N2

ふみきり

railway crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; crossover

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踏まえる

N1

ふまえる

to be based on; to have origin in