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踏みしだく (ふみしだく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

踏ふみしだく

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

trample; crush underfoot

Emphasizes forceful, destructive stepping; often used for trampling plants, grass, or objects underfoot.

馬うまが花か壇だんを踏ふみしだいてしまった。
The horse trampled the flower bed.
雑ざっ草そうを踏ふみしだいて道みちを作つくっ

た

。

We trampled down the weeds to make a path.

Written forms

踏ふみしだくUsage100%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
踏ふみ拉しだく
Rare kanji spelling using 拉; not commonly encountered.

Kanji

踏step, trample, carry through
拉Latin, kidnap, crush

Similar words

踏ふむ
踏む is the general verb for stepping on something; 踏みしだく adds the nuance of crushing or trampling destructively.
踏ふみつける
踏みつける means to stamp on or tread down firmly, often with a single forceful action; 踏みしだく implies repeated, crushing steps.

Etymology

Compound of 踏み (fumi, continuative form of 踏む 'to step on') + しだく (shidaku, an old verb meaning 'to crush' or 'to trample'). The exact origin of しだく is uncertain, but it may be related to しだく (to beat) or しだく (to flatten).