薄氷を踏む はくひょうをふむ Also written 薄氷を履む Meanings Expression, Godan verb to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation Kanji 薄 thin. Read as ハク. 氷 ice. Read as ヒョウ. 踏 step on. Read as ふむ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists