Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 踏


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Meaning

tread on, step on, trample

Pronunciation


fumu/maeru

Explanation

Left: foot (kneecap and a footprint ), right: shoe 沓 [くつ] (water , sun )

Mnemonic

(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

foot(It shows at the top a kneecap and at the bottom a foot-print .)
water(The radical mizu stands for water. It is commonly used in its short form .)
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
踏み込む ふみこむ to step into (someone else's territory)/to break into/to raid
踏む ふむ to step on/to tread on, experience
踏切 ふみきり railway crossing/level crossing/starting line/scratch/crossover

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