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踏む

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

踏む — “to step on, to tread on”

踏む (read ふむ) means to step on, to tread on. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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ふむ

Meaning

to step on, to tread on

踏む in a sentence

電車でんしゃで足あしを踏まふまれました。

Someone stepped on my foot on the train.

The kanji in 踏む

踏to step on, tread

Words that share a kanji with 踏む

踏切ふみきり— railroad crossing, level crossing

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