踏む

Japanese

Alternative spellings
履む践む

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Stem forms
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	踏む	ふむ	`[fùmú]`
Imperative (命令形)	踏め	ふめ	`[fùmé]`
Key constructions
Passive	踏まれる	ふまれる	`[fùmárérú]`
Causative	踏ませる	ふませる	`[fùmásérú]`
Potential	踏める	ふめる	`[fùmérú]`
Volitional	踏もう	ふもー	`[fùmóꜜò]`
Negative	踏まない	ふまない	`[fùmánáí]`
Negative perfective	踏まなかった	ふまなかった	`[fùmánáꜜkàttà]`
Formal	踏みます	ふみます	`[fùmímáꜜsù]`
Perfective	踏んだ	ふんだ	`[fùńdá]`
Conjunctive	踏んで	ふんで	`[fùńdé]`
Hypothetical conditional	踏めば	ふめば	`[fùméꜜbà]`

踏(ふ)む • (fumu) transitive godan (stem 踏(ふ)み (fumi), past 踏(ふ)んだ (funda))

to step, tread
ブレーキを踏(ふ)む ― burēki o fumu ― to press on the brakes

四(し)股(こ)を踏(ふ)む ― shiko o fumu ― to step on all fours
to set foot, visit
ヨーロッパの土(つち)を踏(ふ)む ― Yōroppa no tsuchi o fumu ― to set foot on European soil
to experience, go through
to follow, go along
(religion) to worship
願(がん)かけに御(お)百(ひゃく)度(ど)を踏(ふ)む
gankake ni o-hyakudo o fumu
to worship a hundred times to pray for something
to make estimates or valuations
どう踏(ふ)んでも安(やす)物(もの)だ。
Dō funde mo yasumono da.
No matter how much you think it costs, it's a cheapie.
to rhyme
頭(とう)韻(いん)を踏(ふ)む ― tōin o fumu ― to alliterate
to occupy a position
帝(てい)位(い)を踏(ふ)む ― teī o fumu ― to step on the throne
(stock market, in margin trading) to buy back open interest at the risk of loss
(fishing) to clam with one's feet

Conjugation of "踏む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Classical conjugation of "踏む" (マ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	踏ま	ふま	fuma
Continuative (連用形)	踏み	ふみ	fumi
Terminal (終止形)	踏む	ふむ	fumu
Attributive (連体形)	踏む	ふむ	fumu
Realis (已然形)	踏め	ふめ	fume
Imperative (命令形)	踏め	ふめ	fume
Key constructions
Negative	踏まず	ふまず	fumazu
Contrasting conjunction	踏めど	ふめど	fumedo
Causal conjunction	踏めば	ふめば	fumeba
Conditional conjunction	踏まば	ふまば	fumaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	踏みき	ふみき	fumiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	踏みけり	ふみけり	fumikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	踏みつ	ふみつ	fumitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	踏みぬ	ふみぬ	fuminu
Perfect-continuative tense	踏めり踏みたり	ふめりふみたり	fumeri fumitari
Volitional	踏まむ	ふまむ	fumamu

ふみえ (fumie) (stepping on a picture of Christ to punish suspected Christians during the Shogunate)
ふみふみ (fumifumi) ("kneading", when a cat slowly presses its front paws on something to relax)