踏

音読おんよみ: トウ

訓読くんよみ:・ふまえる

画数かくすう: 15

部首ぶしゅ: あしへん(足)

Meaning

Step On / Tread / Proceed

Conjugation
Tap for 踏む (step on) Tap for 踏まえる (based on)
  • む — to step on; to tread
  • まえる — to base on; to take into account
  • 踏切ふみきり — railroad crossing
  • 踏襲とうしゅう — to follow or inherit (a policy)
  • 踏破とうは — to travel through; to conquer (a route)
  • 雑踏ざっとう — crowd; congestion

The character 踏 combines 足 (foot) with the sound element 沓 (くつ / shoe), expressing the act of firmly stepping or pressing with the foot. It suggests movement with intention — to step forward, to proceed, or to take action based on solid ground.

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