踏む (Fumu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to step on, to tread on, to trample on, to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto step on; to tread on; to trample on
- godan verb, transitive verbto set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
- godan verb, transitive verbto experience; to undergo
- godan verb, transitive verbto follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
- godan verb, transitive verbto estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise
- godan verb, transitive verbto rhyme
Examples
彼はブレーキを踏んだ。
He pressed the brake pedal.
割れたガラスを踏むな。
Don't step on the broken glass.
私が足を踏むと犬は鳴いた。
The dog gave a yelp when I trod on its paw.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).