踏とう襲しゅう

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踏襲する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	踏とう襲しゅうする	踏とう襲しゅうしない
Polite	踏とう襲しゅうします	踏とう襲しゅうしません
Past polite	踏とう襲しゅうしました	踏とう襲しゅうしませんでした
Past	踏とう襲しゅうした	踏とう襲しゅうしなかった
Te-form	踏とう襲しゅうして	踏とう襲しゅうしないで
Desire	踏とう襲しゅうしたい	踏とう襲しゅうしたくない
Potential	踏とう襲しゅうできる	踏とう襲しゅうできない
Passive	踏とう襲しゅうされる	踏とう襲しゅうされない
Causative	踏とう襲しゅうさせる	踏とう襲しゅうさせない
Causative passive	踏とう襲しゅうさせられる	踏とう襲しゅうさせられない
Volitional	踏とう襲しゅうしよう
Polite volitional	踏とう襲しゅうしましょう
Imperative	踏とう襲しゅうしろ	踏とう襲しゅうするな
Conditional	踏とう襲しゅうすれば	踏とう襲しゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	踏とう襲しゅうしたら	踏とう襲しゅうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

follow; adhere to; continue

Used for following a precedent, policy, tradition, or previous decision, often in formal or organizational contexts. Implies deliberate continuation rather than passive acceptance.

新しん政せい府ふは前ぜん政せい権けんの外がい交こう方ほう針しんを踏とう襲しゅうした。
The new government followed the previous administration's foreign policy.
この計けい画かくは従じゅう来らいの方ほう式しきを踏とう襲しゅうしている。
This plan adheres to the conventional method.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を踏とう襲しゅうするto follow/carry on (a policy, precedent, tradition, etc.)
新あたらしい経けい営えい陣じんは前ぜん任にん者しゃの方ほう針しんをそのまま踏とう襲しゅうした。
The new management simply followed the policies of their predecessors.
そのまま踏とう襲しゅうするto follow (something) exactly as before, without any change
この案あんは前ぜん年ねん度どの計けい画かくをそのまま踏とう襲しゅうしたものだ。
This proposal is simply a continuation of last year's plan without any changes.

Kanji

踏step, trample, carry through
襲attack, advance on, succeed to
蹈step on, trample, carry through

Related words

継けい承しょう
継承 emphasizes inheriting or succeeding to something (like a throne or tradition) from a predecessor, while 踏襲 emphasizes actively continuing to follow an existing precedent or policy.
従したがうN3
従う is a general verb meaning to follow or obey rules, orders, or advice, whereas 踏襲 specifically refers to following an established precedent or policy, often in formal contexts.
ならうN2
倣う means to imitate or follow someone's example on a case-by-case basis, while 踏襲 refers to formally continuing an existing policy or precedent as an institutional practice.
引ひき継つぐN1
引き継ぐ means to take over or hand over duties, work, or responsibility, whereas 踏襲 focuses on continuing to follow the same method, policy, or precedent rather than transferring a role.

Opposites

刷さっ新しん
刷新 means to reform or renew a system by breaking with past practice, the opposite of 踏襲, which means to keep following it.

Don't confuse with

追つい随ずい
追随 means to follow or trail after someone else's lead, often a rival, while 踏襲 means to continue following an existing precedent or policy of one's own organization.

Written forms

踏とう襲しゅうUsage100%
Standard kanji form; used in news and formal writing.
蹈とう襲しゅうUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蹈 is a variant of 踏.

Etymology

Compound of 踏 (step on, follow) and 襲 (succeed, inherit). The combination conveys the idea of stepping in the footprints of a predecessor, i.e., following a precedent.