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There are 34 total results for your 踏む search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

踏む

see styles
 fumu
    ふむ
(transitive verb) (1) to step on; to tread on; (2) to experience; to undergo; (3) to estimate; to value; to appraise; (4) to rhyme; (5) (archaism) to inherit (the throne, etc.); (6) to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

山を踏む

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 yamaofumu
    やまをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (slang) to commit a crime

轍を踏む

see styles
 tetsuofumu
    てつをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; to follow the ruts of a previous cart

韻を踏む

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 inofumu
    いんをふむ
(exp,v5m) to rhyme (with)

どじを踏む

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 dojiofumu
    どじをふむ
(exp,v5m) to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake

前轍を踏む

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 zentetsuofumu
    ぜんてつをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (See 轍を踏む) to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; to follow the ruts of a previous cart

地団太踏む

see styles
 jidandafumu
    じだんだふむ
(exp,v5m) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

地団駄踏む

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 jidandafumu
    じだんだふむ
(exp,v5m) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

地雷を踏む

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 jiraiofumu
    じらいをふむ
(exp,v5m) (1) to step on a landmine; (exp,v5m) (2) (idiom) to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

場数を踏む

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 bakazuofumu
    ばかずをふむ
(exp,v5m) to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

手順を踏む

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 tejunofumu
    てじゅんをふむ
(exp,v5m) to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

有利と踏む

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 yuuritofumu / yuritofumu
    ゆうりとふむ
(exp,v5m) (See 有利・1) to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)

踏鞴を踏む

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 tataraofumu
    たたらをふむ
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

蹈鞴を踏む

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 tataraofumu
    たたらをふむ
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

お百度を踏む

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 ohyakudoofumu
    おひゃくどをふむ
(exp,v5m) (obsolete) to visit repeatedly (to request)

たたらを踏む

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 tataraofumu
    たたらをふむ
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

二の足を踏む

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 ninoashiofumu
    にのあしをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

地団駄を踏む

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 jidandaofumu
    じだんだをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

御百度を踏む

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 ohyakudoofumu
    おひゃくどをふむ
(exp,v5m) (obsolete) to visit repeatedly (to request)

無駄足を踏む

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 mudaashiofumu / mudashiofumu
    むだあしをふむ
(exp,v5m) to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain

虎の尾を踏む

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 toranooofumu
    とらのおをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to play with fire; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail

じだんだを踏む

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 jidandaofumu
    じだんだをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

ステップを踏む

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 suteppuofumu
    ステップをふむ
(exp,v5m) to dance; to perform dance steps

前車の轍を踏む

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 zenshanotetsuofumu
    ぜんしゃのてつをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) (See 轍を踏む) to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; to follow the ruts of a previous cart

Variations:
踏む(P)
履む
践む

see styles
 fumu
    ふむ
(transitive verb) (1) to step on; to tread on; to trample on; (transitive verb) (2) to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit; (transitive verb) (3) to experience; to undergo; (transitive verb) (4) to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete; (transitive verb) (5) to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise; (transitive verb) (6) (See 韻を踏む) to rhyme; (transitive verb) (7) to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

Variations:
ドジを踏む
どじを踏む

see styles
 dojiofumu(dojio踏mu); dojiofumu(dojio踏mu)
    ドジをふむ(ドジを踏む); どじをふむ(どじを踏む)
(exp,v5m) to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake

Variations:
地団駄踏む
地団太踏む

see styles
 jidandafumu
    じだんだふむ
(exp,v5m) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

Variations:
お百度を踏む
御百度を踏む

see styles
 ohyakudoofumu
    おひゃくどをふむ
(exp,v5m) (1) to visit repeatedly (to make a request); (exp,v5m) (2) to walk back and forth in front of a shrine, praying a hundred times

Variations:
地団駄を踏む
じだんだを踏む

see styles
 jidandaofumu
    じだんだをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

Variations:
お百度を踏む
御百度を踏む(sK)

see styles
 ohyakudoofumu
    おひゃくどをふむ
(exp,v5m) (1) to visit repeatedly (to make a request); (exp,v5m) (2) to walk back and forth in front of a shrine, praying a hundred times

Variations:
蹈鞴を踏む
踏鞴を踏む
たたらを踏む

see styles
 tataraofumu
    たたらをふむ
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

Variations:
轍を踏む
轍をふむ(sK)
テツを踏む(sK)

see styles
 tetsuofumu
    てつをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

Variations:
虎の尾を踏む
トラの尾を踏む
とらの尾を踏む

see styles
 toranooofumu(虎no尾o踏mu, torano尾o踏mu); toranooofumu(torano尾o踏mu)
    とらのおをふむ(虎の尾を踏む, とらの尾を踏む); トラのおをふむ(トラの尾を踏む)
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail

Variations:
地団駄を踏む
地団太を踏む
じだんだを踏む(sK)
地団駄をふむ(sK)
地団太をふむ(sK)

see styles
 jidandaofumu
    じだんだをふむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
This page contains 34 results for "踏む" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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