踏む

踏む

ふむ

To step on, to tread on

N4verb·fumu

How to remember it

足 means foot; ふむ sounds like a firm 'fu-mu' stomp planting your foot down.

Example sentences

  • 猫の足を踏んでしまった。

    ねこのあしをふんでしまった。

    I accidentally stepped on the cat's paw.

  • 人の足を踏んで謝った。

    ひとのあしをふんであやまった。

    I stepped on someone's foot and apologized.

Usage

Takes を for what you step on; common in idioms like 足を踏む.

Related words

歩く踏切踏み出す蹴る

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