Word details

踏み固める

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 踏み固める.

Dictionary

Entry

踏み固めるみかためTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #38178
1

to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

Examples
それで雪を踏み固めてブロックを作り、それを積むような方法が適しているんですね。
And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

15 strokesFrequency 723JLPT N1Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

ふ.むふ.まえる

harden, set, clot, curdle

8 strokesFrequency 750JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

かた.めるかた.まるかた.まりかた.い

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