踏み固める

ふみかためる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

Kanji

• 踏 step on. Read as ふむ.
• 固 solid. Read as かためる.

Example sentences

• それで雪を踏み固めてブロックを作り、それを積むような方法が適しているんですね。
  And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.

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