踏ふむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

step on; tread on; trample on

Physical act of putting one's foot on something, from light contact to heavy crushing.

• うっかり彼かれの足あしを踏ふんでしまった。

  I accidentally stepped on his foot.

• 猫ねこがキーボードの上うえを踏ふんで歩あるいた。

  The cat walked across the keyboard, stepping on it.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

set foot on; stand on; visit

Used for arriving at or stepping onto a place, often with a sense of significance (foreign soil, a stage, etc.).

• 初はじめて外がい国こくの地ちを踏ふんだ。

  I set foot on foreign soil for the first time.

• 彼かれはついに大おお舞ぶ台たいを踏ふむことになった。

  He finally got to stand on the big stage.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

experience; undergo

Metaphorical use for going through a difficult or significant experience; often used with nouns like 修羅場 (battlefield) or 危険 (danger).

• 彼かれは数かず々かずの修しゅ羅ら場ばを踏ふんできた。

  He has been through many tough situations.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

follow (rules); go through (formalities); complete (steps)

Used for carrying out required procedures, steps, or formalities in order; common in business and official contexts.

• 必ひつ要ような手て続つづきを踏ふんでから申しん請せいしてください。

  Please follow the necessary procedures before applying.

• 正せい規きの手て順じゅんを踏ふまずに工こう事じを始はじめた。

  They started construction without going through the proper steps.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

estimate; guess; judge; appraise

Used for forming a judgment or estimation, often based on experience or intuition; common in phrases like 相場を踏む (estimate the market price).

• ベテランは相そう場ばを踏ふむのがうまい。

  Veterans are good at estimating market prices.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

rhyme

Used almost exclusively in the set phrase 韻を踏む (to rhyme).

See also: 韻を踏む

• この詩しは韻いんを踏ふんでいない。

  This poem doesn't rhyme.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

succeed to (a throne)

Rare, formal use for ascending to a throne or position; typically seen in historical or literary contexts.

• 新あらたな王おうが位くらいを踏ふんだ。

  The new king ascended the throne.