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Kanji 踏: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 踏: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

Key takeaways

Kanji 踏: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

踏
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Meaning

steptramplecarry throughappraiseevade payment

On reading

とう

Kun reading

ふ.むふ.まえる

Radical

足

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 踏

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

Kanji structure breakdown

踏

Structure breakdown

足 + 沓

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine putting shoes (沓) on your feet (足) and stepping firmly on the ground. The combination of foot and shoe creates the meaning 'to step on,' which also extends to 'to base on' something as a foundation.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

ふ.む
  • 踏まえるふまえる

    to be based on / to take into account

  • 踏むふむ

    to step on / to tread

Commonly used words

  • 踏まえる
    ふまえる

    to be based on / to take into account

  • 踏む
    ふむ

    to step on / to tread

Example sentences

Example 1

経験を踏まえて話します。

Translation

I will speak based on my experience.

Example 2

相手の意見を踏まえて決めよう。

Translation

Let's decide taking the other person's opinion into account.

Example 3

踏切で電車を待ちました。

Translation

I waited for the train at the railway crossing.

Example 4

踏切の音が聞こえた。

Translation

I heard the sound of the railway crossing bell.

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