JLPT N4 · Verb

踏む (fumu)

踏む (ふむ, fumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to step on; to tread on”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふむ
Romaji: fumu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to step on; to tread on; to trample on · godan verb, transitive
to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit · godan verb, transitive
to experience; to undergo · godan verb, transitive
to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete · godan verb, transitive
to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise · godan verb, transitive

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.

Tatoeba #208049

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.

Tatoeba #95343

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.

Tatoeba #187590

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 踏む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	踏む	ふむ fumu
Polite (~masu)	踏みます	ふみます fumimasu
Negative	踏まない	ふまない fumanai
Polite negative	踏みません	ふみません fumimasen
Past	踏んだ	ふんだ funda
Polite past	踏みました	ふみました fumimashita
Negative past	踏まなかった	ふまなかった fumanakatta
Te-form	踏んで	ふんで funde
Potential	踏める	ふめる fumeru
Passive	踏まれる	ふまれる fumareru
Causative	踏ませる	ふませる fumaseru
Volitional	踏もう	ふもう fumou
Imperative	踏め	ふめ fume
Conditional (~ba)	踏めば	ふめば fumeba

Kanji in 踏む

踏

step, trample, carry throughトウ・ふ.む・ふ.まえる · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 踏む.

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)

Source: JMdict entry 1450270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.