Memory phrase for the Kanji: 踏
踏
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Meaning
tread on, step on, trample
Pronunciation
TŌ fu mu/maeru
Explanation
Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止 ), right: shoe 沓 [くつ] (water 水 , sun 日 )
Mnemonic
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(Do not step into a puddle) The foot [should watch] in watery days (=rainy weather) where to step/tread. [Or: The foot has a shoe for treading.]
Radicals
足
foot It shows at the top a kneecap 口 and at the bottom a foot-print 止 .
水
water The radical mizu stands for water. It is commonly used in its short form 氵 .
止
to stop At top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops."
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Vocabulary
踏まえる
ふまえる
to be based on, to have origin in
5773
踏み込む
ふみこむ
to step into (someone else's territory), to break into, to raid
5774
踏む
ふむ
to step on, to tread on, experience
5775
踏切
ふみきり
railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover
5776
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