踏 step

Meaning	step; trample; carry through; appraise
On	トウ
Kun	ふ.む、ふ.まえる
Strokes	15
First met	N4 lesson 2, in 踏む

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
踏む	ふむ	to step on, tread	N4
踏襲	とうしゅう	following precedent, adhering to	N1
踏み上げ	ふみあげ	short squeeze, forced cover	N1
踏み込み	ふみこみ	tamping down with booted weight	N1

Examples

なるほど！もし脱(ぬ)ぎ散(ち)らかした下駄(げた)を踏(ふ)むと、足元(あしもと)が滑(すべ)って転(ころ)んでしまいますものね。

I see! Because if someone steps on scattered clogs, their footing will slip and they might fall, right? (N4 lesson 2)

前回(ぜんかい)の決定(けってい)を単(たん)に踏襲(とうしゅう)するだけでは、市場(しじょう)の急速(きゅうそく)な変化(へんか)に対応(たいおう)できん。現行(げんこう)の緩和(かんわ)指針(ししん)を維持(いじ)することが果(は)たして妥当(だとう)か否(いな)か、冷徹(れいてつ)に判断(はんだん)せねばならんのだ。

Merely adhering to our previous decision will not suffice to address the swift shifts in the market. We must judge with cold objectivity whether maintaining our current easing guidelines is genuinely appropriate or not. (N1 lesson 1)