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Kotomora

踏

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • ふ.む
  • ふ.まえる

Meaning

踏 centers on the action of stepping with the foot: physically stepping on or trampling something, and by extension carrying through a process step by step, appraising something by stepping into it, or evading payment by stepping away from obligation.

Most common words using 踏

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  • 踏むふむ
    N4

    to step on; to tread on; to trample on

  • 踏まえるふまえる
    N1

    to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in

  • 舞踏ぶとう
    N1

    dance (esp. Western style); dancing

  • 踏切ふみきり
    N3

    railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing

  • 踏襲とうしゅう

    following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

  • 踏み出すふみだす
    N1

    to step forward; to step forth; to advance

  • 踏み出しふみだし

    rear step out

  • 踏み台ふみだい

    stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder

  • 足踏みあしぶみ
    N1

    stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier)

  • 踏み込むふみこむ
    N1

    to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid

  • 踏ん張りふんばり

    standing firm; holding out

  • 踏み入れるふみいれる

    to walk in on; to tread upon

  • 踏み込みふみこみ

    dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; breaking or rushing into

  • 未踏みとう

    untrodden; unexplored

  • 踏み切るふみきる
    N1

    to take off; to jump; to leap

  • 踏破とうは

    travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; hiking across; traversing

  • 踏みにじるふみにじる
    N1

    to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

  • 踏ん切りふんぎり

    determination; decision

  • 雑踏ざっとう
    N1

    hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

  • 踏みつけるふみつける

    to trample down; to tread on

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Etymology

踏 combines the foot radical ⻊ with 沓, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of repeated stepping or overlapping. The exact historical development of 沓 is uncertain, but the compound suggests a foot-related action.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is the foot radical ⻊, and the right side 沓 looks like water 水 over a mouth 口, suggesting stepping into a puddle and making a splash. Picture a foot stepping down firmly, trampling the ground.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, imagine stepping onto a toe: toe -> トウ, and the foot comes down hard on it.