踏
踏 — Step
step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiふむ (fumu)
Kun’yomiふまえる (fumaeru)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 踏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踏まえる | ふまえる fumaeru | to be based on; to take into account; to build upon |
| 踏切 | ふみきり fumikiri | railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing |
| 舞踏 | ぶとう butou | dance (esp. Western style); dancing |
| 足踏み | あしぶみ ashibumi | stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping |
| 踏む | ふむ fumu | to step on; to tread on; to trample on |
| 踏み切る | ふみきる fumikiru | to take off; to jump; to leap |
Study notes
踏 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #723 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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