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踏み分ける (ふみわける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

踏ふみ分わける

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

push through; force one's way through

Used when moving through a crowd, thick vegetation, or similar obstacles by stepping or pushing forward.

人ひと混ごみを踏ふみ分わけて前まえに進すすんだ。
I pushed through the crowd and moved forward.
彼かれは深ふかい草くさむらを踏ふみ

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歩ある

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He walked, pushing his way through the deep grass.

Written forms

踏ふみ分わけるUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling.
ふみわけるUsage13%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in informal writing or when the kanji is considered complex.

Kanji

踏step, trample, carry through
分part, minute of time, segment

Similar words

かき分わける
かき分ける implies using hands to push aside, while 踏み分ける emphasizes stepping or pushing with the body, often through dense obstacles.

Etymology

Compound of 踏み (stem of 踏む, 'to step') + 分ける ('to divide, push aside'). The literal sense is 'to step and part' something, i.e., to push through by stepping.