踏む

verb (godan)ふむ · fumu

1. Englishto step on; to tread on; to trample on

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

3. Englishto experience; to undergo

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

   • 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. Englishto estimate; to guess; to judge; to value

   • 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. Englishto rhyme

7. Englishto succeed to (e.g. the throne)

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