JLPT N3 Intermediate
踏む
To step on, tread on, or go through the steps of a process.
Readings
Other forms
踏みます polite form
踏んで te-form
踏んだ past tense
踏める potential
踏まれる passive
履む less common kanji
践む less common kanji
1 Verb (transitive)
To step on / set foot on
Describes the physical act of bringing a foot down forcefully onto a surface or object.
Example
運転 する 時 、 ブレーキ と アクセル を 間違えて 踏まないで ください 。
When you drive, please don't step on the accelerator by mistake instead of the brake.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To go through (a process)
Refers to completing required stages, formalities, or procedures in a specific order.
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3 Verb (transitive)
To rhyme
Indicates the act of matching terminal sounds in poetry or lyrics to create a rhyme.
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