JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 踏: "step, trample, carry through"
The kanji 踏 means "step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トウ in on'yomi and ふ.む, ふ.まえる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふ.むふ.まえる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 723 of 2,501 |
Common words with 踏
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 踏むto step on; to tread on; to trample on · to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
- 踏み込むs'introduire dans, faire une descente (police) · aller au fond de, s'attaquer à (un problème)
- 足を踏み入れるmettre les pieds (dans), pénétrer (dans), franchir le seuil (de)
- 踏み出すavancer d'un pas, faire un pas en avant · se lancer dans, entreprendre, franchir le pas
- 踏みつけるto trample down; to tread on · to ignore; to spurn
- 踏まえるto be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in · to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
- 踏みにじるto trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
- 踏ん張るto brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground) · to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself
- 踏みしめるto step firmly (on) · to harden by treading
- 舞踏会ball; dance
- 足を踏み出すto step forward; to take a step forward
- 踏みとどまるto stay on; to remain; to hold out; to hold one's ground · to stop (doing); to give up
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