Keyword
to step on
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1381
Readings
ふ
(87%)
とう
(9%)
ぶ
(2%)
Composed of
slender foot
water
sun
Mnemonic

A puddle of water with the sun reflecting inside of it. You just want to take your slender foot and step on it.

Used in vocabulary (229 in total)
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.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
Examples (102 in total)
After all, I figured you'd come here sooner or later.
I will probably never set foot here again.
I set foot on Japanese soil for the first time.
I'll get mad if you step on it and break it, you know?
I stepped in dog poop.
The sound of the grass I had stepped on reached my ears.
If you make even one wrong step, you will fail, won't you?
Please make sure to go through the proper steps for such things!
Judging that the effect isn't strong enough, the boy chants the same spell over and over.
I'm aware that this is a rather probing question.
The moment we stepped in here, that magic activated.
Right after that, someone stepped into the room.
I opened the door with force and stepped in.
I was surprised when they made a remark that went deeper into the matter than I expected.
I set foot in my hometown for the first time in ten years.
I have to be careful not to inadvertently step on it and leave a mark.
I only did it because I figured it had the best chance of working.
There are many spaces that no one has set foot in for decades.
Has no one set foot there for many years?
With this, I can finally step into a new world of magic.
If you don't take the first step, nothing will begin.
After waiting a little, I stepped out into the snow.
While others move forward, I am the only one who cannot take a step.
Everyone takes a step forward.
I felt a strange sensation in the foot I had stepped out with.
The man took a step forward with his arms hanging down.
I got pushed from behind, elbowed in the side, and stepped on.
You had us pegged as suspicious from the very start?
Meetings with the negotiator must be conducted after following the proper procedures.
The two step inside while remaining on guard.
The sound of footsteps on the sandy beach sounds strangely loud.
Someone stepped on my right foot!
So the reporter asked a question that went a step further.
I opened the door fully and stepped into the room.
Don't say things that trample on people's feelings.
My right foot stepped on something.
The woman with him roughly stomped on the foot of the man who had called out.
Ignoring his parents' wishes, he left home.
Remember the anger of having even your pride as warriors trampled on!
I think the opportunity to set foot here will become quite rare.
They say you just need to twist your hips properly and step rhythmically with both feet.
Whether I touch it or step on it, nothing happens.
We do not go beyond that boundary and intrude into private matters.
Every so often, he steps back and forth as if to taunt.
The impact made me stagger backward, but I managed to brace myself.
That is why I desperately braced my legs.
I was somehow holding on.
I instinctively plant my feet and resist.
I was shoved, and unable to brace myself, I fell over.
Even if I hold on, I don't think I can endure it any longer.
Let's think about it again based on this point.
With that in mind, let's think about it.
What matters is what you do based on that.
Considering the effort involved in the craftsmanship, it is a reasonable price.
I didn't want to trample on my older sister's feelings.
I guess we have no choice but to hold out here steadily and wait for help to arrive.
At that moment, my foot stepped on something.
We have crossed a point of no return.
And before we go through that procedure, we need to discuss it.
We should follow the proper procedure, shouldn't we?
The proper procedure hasn't been followed.
What is important is to follow the proper order.
Slowly press down on the brake.
Take the first step on that path from here.
Anyone would hate it if their hard work and efforts were trampled on.
I really want to buy it, but there is a reason I cannot take the plunge.
And at this point, she went ahead and made the accusation.
I cannot quite bring myself to take the plunge.
He is taking off with his right foot.
I often take off with my left foot.
At the end, take off hard, as if pushing the ground away.
I didn't take the plunge into marriage; that is the reason.
She first set foot on the stage as a child actor.
I think so, and yet I just can't take the step toward marriage.
I am told that if you step into the mountains and proceed along the path, there is a swamp.
I stepped on something weird.
Someone stepped on my foot.
The boy stepped on my foot on purpose.
Someone stepped on my foot on the train.
You're stepping into dangerous territory.
Don't step on the broken glass.
Both parties took a step towards a solution.
She apologized to me for stepping on my foot.
Don't trample on the grass.
Don't step in the flower bed.
You should not trample on other people's rights.
He trampled on her feelings.
He gave a ball.
He pressed the brake pedal.
I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.
Tom walked into Mary's room.
Tom doesn't really talk about his problems much.
Tom stepped forward to kiss Mary, but she stepped back.
Apparently he stepped on a landmine.
A truck got stuck on the railway crossing.
The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.
I intend to follow my predecessor's policy.
The child is crying and stamping his feet.
Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969.
Don't cross the tracks when the alarm is ringing.
He stepped on a Lego.
I am a dancer by trade and I teach jazz dance.