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step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

15 strokesFrequency 723JLPT N1Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

ふ.むふ.まえる

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Common Words

踏む履む践むふむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1793
1

to step on; to tread on; to trample on

Examples
その男は私の足を踏んだのにわびることさえしなかった。
The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.
2

to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit

3

to experience; to undergo

Examples
彼女が初舞台を踏んだのは1969年であった。
Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969.
4

to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete

Examples
何をするにも順序を踏んでやりなさい。
No matter what you do, you must follow the correct order.
5

to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise

Examples
私はもっと敵の抵抗があると踏んでたんだけど、むしろ中枢に進むほど敵が減ってきてる・・・。おかしいと思わないかしら？
I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
6

to rhyme

7

to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

踏み込むふみこむGodan verbFreq #3440
1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid

Examples
君子が恐れて踏み込まぬ所へも愚者は突入する。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
2

to come to grips with; to get to the core of

Examples
詳しいことが全部わかるまでは、あわててその場にふみこむな。見当がつくまでは、慎重にかまえておれ。
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.
足を踏み入れる足を踏みいれる足をふみいれるあしをふみいれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #4150
1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

踏み出す踏みだす踏出すふみだすIntransitiveTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4517
1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance

Examples
一歩踏み出せば半分終わったも同じ。
The first step is as good as half over.
2

to start; to embark on; to set forth on; to take steps toward

踏みつける踏み付ける踏付けるふみつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7100
1

to trample down; to tread on

Examples
芝生を踏みつけるな。
Don't trample on the grass.
2

to ignore; to spurn

踏まえるふまえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7471
1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in

Examples
この段階を踏まえ、抑圧という概念をさらに詳細に検証していくことになります。
From this point we go on to an even more detailed examination of the concept of repression.
2

to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

踏みにじる踏み躙るふみにじるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #7699
1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

Examples
その条約が踏みにじられて戦争が起こった。
War broke out when the treaty was ignored.
踏ん張る踏んばるふんばるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #9823
1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)

Examples
群衆に押されないよう力を入れて踏ん張った。
I braced myself against the crowd.
2

to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself

Examples
土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。
If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.
踏みしめる踏み締めるふみしめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10183
1

to step firmly (on)

2

to harden by treading

舞踏会ぶとうかい舞踏會NounFreq #10530
1

ball; dance

Examples
彼は舞踏会を催した。
He gave a ball.
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