Keyword
tread
Info
FrequencyTop 2300-2400
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1380
Old form
Readings
せん
(99%)
Composed of
slender foot
three-bladed dagger-axe
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
accession (to the throne)
practical person; man of action; doer
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
practical reason or ethics
acting up to one's principles
practical ethics (morality)
implementation; carrying out; practice
practical ethics (morality)
keeping one's word
trampling down
Examples (7 in total)
When you get married and have kids, you'll realize that actions speak louder than words.
A theory must be followed by practice.
Theory and practice do not always go together.