NichiDict

踏む

N4
ふむ
履む践む
[fumu]
Illustration for 踏む

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to step on; to tread on; to trample on

2.GodanTransitive

to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit

3.GodanTransitive

to experience; to undergo

4.GodanTransitive

to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete

5.GodanTransitive

to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise

Less common meanings (2)
6.GodanTransitiveJargon

to rhyme

7.GodanTransitiveHistorical

to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

Examples

犬の尻尾を踏んでしまいました。

I stepped on the dog's tail.

ブレーキを強く踏んでください

Please step on the brake firmly.

草を踏まないように歩きます。

I walk so as not to step on the grass.