踏 – step, trample, carry through

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#723 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 踏 means step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ (tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふ.む、ふ.まえる (fumu, fumaeru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 足 (no. 157).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	ふ.む	fumu
Kun’yomi	ふ.まえる	fumaeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 足 (Kangxi radical 157). Components: 口・水・足・日・止.

Words using 踏

踏むふむto step on踏切ふみきりrailway crossing踏まえるふまえるto be based on踏み込むふみこむto step into (e.g. someone else's territory)

Example sentences

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.

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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.

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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.

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Kanji with the same radical

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