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Kanji Detail for 踏 - "to step, to carry out"

踏

  • Meaning

    踏 means "to step, to carry out." Also associated with to estimate.

    1. To step - To tread; to walk upon; to advance.

    2. To carry out - To verify; to practice.

    3. To estimate - To roughly price.

  • Words using 踏

    • 踏まえる ふまえる Listen to be based on; to take into account; to build upon
    • 踏切 ふみきり Listen railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing
    • 舞踏 ぶとう Listen dance (esp. Western style); dancing
    • 足踏み あしぶみ Listen stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping
    • 踏む ふむ Listen to step on; to tread on; to trample on
    • 踏み絵 ふみえ Listen fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample
    • 踏ん張る ふんばる Listen to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)
    • 踏み切る ふみきる Listen to take off; to jump; to leap

  • Tattoo check: 踏

    • Verified meaning: to step, to carry out
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to estimate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    step; trample; carry through; appraise; evade payment

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    step on, trample, tread on, walk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to trample, to tread on, to walk over

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Putting feet on the ground. Such as saying someone who handles matters without taking risks is described as 腳踏實地 (feet firmly on the ground). Originally written as 蹋.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fu.maeru(ふ-まえる) ふ-まえる

    fu.mu(ふ-む) ふ-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to step to carry out to estimate tread trample walk stamp stomp stride march crush flatten practice undertake verify set a price advance

Sentences including 踏

  • Stick to it !

  • There is a book on dancing on the desk.

  • He put his foot through the floor.

  • He stamped out a fire.

  • We gave a ball last week.

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