踏ふみ継つぎじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounstool; step stoolarchaicArchaic term for a stool or platform used to reach high places; similar to 踏み台. Not used in modern everyday speech.See also: 踏み台昔むかしの家いえでは、高たかい棚たなに手てが届とどくように踏ふみ継つぎを使つかった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn old houses, they used a step stool to reach high shelves.