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Keyword
to step on
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1381
Readings
ふ
(86%)
とう
(9%)
ぶ
(2%)
Composed of
𧾷
slender foot
水
water
日
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 (192 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 set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
189 more...
Examples (27 in total)
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.
The child is crying and stamping his feet.
A truck got stuck on the railway crossing.
The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.
Apparently he stepped on a landmine.
I intend to follow my predecessor's policy.
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.