あしぶみ
Ashibumi
Other forms: 足ぶみ、足ふみ
足踏み (Ashibumi) is a Japanese noun meaning “stepping (in place), stamping (up and down), stomping, marking time (for a soldier)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; marking time (for a soldier)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstandstill; stalemate
Examples
兵士たちは足踏みをしていた。
The soldiers were marking time.
彼女は足踏みをして靴の泥を落とした。
She stamped the mud off her shoes.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).