踏む

Meanings

1. to step on; to tread on; to trample on
2. to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
3. to experience; to undergo
4. to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
5. to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise

Part of speech: godan verb (む), transitive

Kanji

• 踏

  Meanings

  step, trample, carry through, appraise

  On reading

  トウ

  Kun reading

  ふ.む、ふ.まえる

  Strokes

  15

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 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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 · CC BY 2.0 FR