踏

step on; step; trample; carry through; appraise; evade payment

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 723.

Readings

• ふむ (kun reading): 踏む (ふむ) to step on; 踏切 (ふみきり) railway crossing
• トウ (on reading): 踏襲 (とうしゅう) following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); 舞踏 (ぶとう) dance (esp. Western style)
• ふまえる (kun reading): 踏まえる (ふまえる) to be based on

Components

• 足
• 沓
• 口 radical mouth
• 日 radical sun; day
• 止 radical stop
• 水 radical water
• 足 radical foot

Words using 踏

• 踏む (ふむ) to step on
• 踏切 (ふみきり) railway crossing
• 踏み込む (ふみこむ) to step into (e.g. someone else's territory)
• 踏み切る (ふみきる) to take off
• 踏み出す (ふみだす) to step forward
• 踏襲 (とうしゅう) following (a precedent, former policy, etc.)
• 舞踏 (ぶとう) dance (esp. Western style)
• 踏破 (とうは) travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot
• 舞踏会 (ぶとうかい) ball
• 踏査 (とうさ) survey
• 踏まえる (ふまえる) to be based on

142 words in all.

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